The 4th of July is the perfect time to express your patriotism with clothes, flags, and all things red, white, and blue. 4th of July quotes speak to the many great things that make America a special country. Read on for our collection of inspirational, wise, and funny 4th of July quotes from Presidents, politicians, writers, and founding fathers who made America into the country it is today. Then check out our collection of fun, patriotic 4th of July downloadables to help get your home ready for the holiday.
“America means opportunity, freedom, power.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
- Abraham Lincoln
"Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall."
- John Dickinson
"Independence means... enjoying freedom and empowering others too to let them do so."
- Vikrmn
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."
- Erma Bombeck
"This country was founded and built by people with great dreams and the courage to take great risks."
- Ronald Reagan
"When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty."
- John Basil Barnhill
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”
– Benjamin Franklin,
"We don’t know them all but we owe them all."
- Unknown
“In every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom; it is impatient of oppression and pants for deliverance.”
– Phillis Wheatley
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."
- Elmer Davis
"Liberty is the breath of life to nations."
- George Bernard Shaw
"Let every man do his duty, and be true to his country.”
– Anonymous
“Give me liberty or give me death!”
– Patrick Henry
“America…it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time.”
- Thomas Wolfe
"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it. "
- John Thune
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
- Nelson Mandela
"Freedom is the atmosphere in which humanity thrives. Breathe it in."
- Richelle E. Goodrich
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
–John F. Kennedy
"Let freedom never perish in your hands."
- Joseph Addison
“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
– John F. Kennedy
"Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall."
- John Dickinson
“You cannot conquer America."
- William Pitt
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
- Abraham Lincoln
“Independence now and forever!”
- Daniel Webster
No 4th of July is complete without red, white, and blue decorations adorning your front door, kitchen table, and backyard BBQ. We compiled a list of our favorite downloadables to help you express your patriotism. Print out these 4th of July quote downloadables for your door or iron them on tee-shirts to get the whole family in the spirit.
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Kim
July 03, 2018
I love these! Thank you so much for sharing and making such gorgeous prints available! You help make us uncrafty people decorate our homes beautifully ❤️