Liberty Bell Quotes

The Freedom Bell in Berlin is, like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a symbol which reminds us that freedom does not come about of itself. It must be struggled for and then defended anew every day of our lives.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

How I longed to see these things; how I longed to see the Liberty Bell and walk on the streets where Thomas Jefferson, Tom Paine and Benjamin Franklin had walked.

Words Like Freedom There are words like Freedom Sweet and wonderful to say. On my heartstrings freedom sings All day everyday. There are words like Liberty That almost make me cry. If you had known what I know You would know why.

I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights - if need be - with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable.

Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.

Philadelphia is always going to be home.

The anchor in our world today is freedom, holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world.

I've done a couple of films in Philadelphia, and it's a great, great town.

On the whole, I'd rather be in Philidelphia.

Philadelphia: The city where Washington slept and Franklin slept around.

Not far from here where we gather today is a symbol of freedom familiar to all Americans -- the Liberty Bell. When the Declaration of Independence was first read in public, the Liberty Bell was sounded in celebration, and a witness said: "It rang as if it meant something."

The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world."

Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence.

I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Two centuries ago our nation's birth was a milestone in the long quest for freedom, but the bold and brilliant dream which excited the founders of our nation still awaits its consummation. I have no new dream to set forth today, but rather urge a fresh faith in the old dream.

I just have to think of Philadelphia now, and I get ideas, I hear the wind, and I'm off into the darkness somewhere.

Inaugural speeches are supposed to be huge and stirring. Presidents haul our heroes onstage, from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. George W. Bush brought the Liberty Bell. They use history to make greatness and achievements seem like something you can just take down from the shelf.

I grew up in Philadelphia.

New Hampshire is one of the birthplaces of American freedom and independence - a place with a love and a passion for liberty.

The spirit of 1776 is not dead. It had only been slumbering. The body of the American people is substantially republican.

At noon, on the Fourth of July, 1826, while the Liberty Bell was again sounding its old message to the people of Philadelphia, the soul of Thomas Jefferson passed on; and a few hours later John Adams entered into rest, with the name of his old friend upon his lips.

I love Philadelphia.