More from John Philpot Curran
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
Speech upon the Right of Election of the Lord Mayor of Dublin (10 July 1790)
More about freedom
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to William Stephens Smith (13 November 1787). Manuscript at the Library of Congress.
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790This was first used by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its “Reply to the Governor” (November 11, 1755) Reply to the Governor