CNC Inscribed
Ben Franklin:
“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech”
“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature”
“Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense”
“Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don’t have brains enough to be honest”
“Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants”
“Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack”
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”
“In free governments the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns”
“They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety” or……
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”
“The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent.”
“What can laws do without morals?”
John Adams:
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
“