Three from my good friend John Adams:


"Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people."
 




"Be not intimidated... nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice."
 

"The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing."

Patrick