One of the quotes from my iGoogle's Quote of the Day widget has been percolating in the back of my mind today. Which got me to compiling this little list--mostly so I have a handy place to come and grab from in the future. Most are oldies but goodies. The last one on the list is the one that got me going, and I should add, that I definitely hate the source material it came from, just so I don't get slammed in the comments :)
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.-- James Madison
When the government fears the people it is a democracy....when the people fear their government it is tyranny...-- Thomas Jefferson
Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.-- Benjamin Franklin
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.-– James Madison
Fascism will come wrapped in a flag and carrying a Bible.-- Sinclair Lewis
So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.-- George Lucas
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