The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history. It represents the experiences made by men and women, the experiences of those who do and live under the flag.      Woodrow Wilson

None who have always been free can
understand the terrible fascinating power
of the hope of freedom to those who
are not free.                     Pearl S. Buck

We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt                                                

We never know how high we are until we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the skies.
                                        Emily Dickinson