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"Those who give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

--Benjamin Franklin

"The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it."

--John Randolph, 1806

"National honor is national property of the highest value."

--James Monroe, 1817

"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way."

--John Paul Jones, 1792

"Well Done is better than Well Said."

--Benjamin Franklin