“The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.”
– Rosa Parks
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
– Ronald Reagan
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man but to have only the law of nature for his rule.”
– Samuel Adams
“Freedom is not only a gift but also a summons to personal responsibility”
– Thurgood Marshall
“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.”
– Adlai E. Stevenson
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
– Herbert Hoover
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
– Patrick Henry
“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.”
– Moshe Dayan
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
– George Orwell
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”
– Harry S. Truman
“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
– Thomas Paine
“The truest way to live freely and naturally is to honor the freedom of others.”
– John F. Kennedy
“Freedom is not the absence of limitations but the ability to act upon choices and dreams.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something that people take and people will fight for.”
-Ella Baker
We at Poochie’s hope you have a fantastic time filled with laughter, good food, and cherished moments with your families. And my fellow Americans, Happy Independence Day! Please note that our front office will be closed on the 4th to allow some of the staff the chance to have the day off. We will reopen at the normal time on the 5th.