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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants
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"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"

- Thomas Jefferson

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This quote by Thomas Jefferson is a tip of the importance of protecting liberty and liberty. It recommends that in order to maintain liberty, it needs to be safeguarded and secured from those who would look for to take it away. The quote implies that sometimes this defense needs the sacrifice of those who are willing to eliminate for liberty, even if it indicates giving up their own lives. It likewise implies that those who seek to oppress and eliminate liberty should be opposed and their power must be eliminated. This quote is a tip that liberty is not something that can be taken for approved and that it should be safeguarded and secured from those who would seek to take it away. It is a tip that liberty is something that must be fought for and that in some cases the expense of freedom is the blood of patriots and tyrants.

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Thomas Jefferson This quote is written / told by Thomas Jefferson between April 13, 1743 and July 4, 1826. He was a famous President from USA. The author also have 143 other quotes.

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