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"Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin"

- Henry Cabot Lodge

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This quote by Henry Cabot Lodge is a warning to be mindful of how we treat our inheritance of flexibility and liberty in the United States. He is warning us to be cautious with our rights and privileges, as if we fail to promote them, it could have a disastrous effect on freedom and civilization around the globe. Lodge is reminding us that our actions have repercussions, which we should be alert in protecting our rights and freedoms. He is likewise highlighting the value of our nation's role in preserving freedom and civilization, and the duty we have to guarantee that these worths are maintained. We should bear in mind our actions and take care to safeguard our inheritance of flexibility and liberty, or else we run the risk of losing it and having a negative impact on the world.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Henry Cabot Lodge between May 12, 1850 and November 9, 1924. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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