"The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ― Lyn Nofziger Topic(s): Attitude More From Lyn Nofziger "I think the American people have become more reliant upon government and less reliant upon themselves and that they now tend to put security ahead of freedom, but I think freedom is the most important aspect of our lives." "The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country." "I sometimes lie awake at night trying to think of something funny that Richard Nixon said." More In Attitude "I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude – he wasn’t a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant."― Ritchie Blackmore "I always wanted to be a teacher."― Nicky Hilton "That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics."― Gordon Gould