"Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories." ― Wendell Phillips Topic(s): History More From Wendell Phillips "What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better." "Responsibility educates." "Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics." More In History "Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry."― Ted Nugent "If the history of the Day of Atonement has anything to say to us now it is: never relieve individuals of moral responsibility. The more we have, the more we grow."― Jonathan Sacks "I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president – with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln – just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we’ve got a lot more work to do. And we’re gonna keep on at it."― Barack Obama