They that fight for freedom undertakeThe noblest cause mankind can have at stake.

He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves besides.

No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty

Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation