Liberty Bell/becoming A Symbol 1847%e2%80%931865

Famous quotes containing the words liberty, bell and/or symbol:

    “Where liberty dwells there is my country.”
    —Anonymous. Latin phrase.

    Adopted as a motto by U.S. patriot and orator James Otis (1725-1783)

    “His are the quiet steeps of dreamland,
    The waters of no-more-pain;
    His ram’s bell rings ‘neath an arch of stars,
    “Rest, rest, and rest again.””
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)

    “The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action, in man.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)