He meant to say that democracy and freedom was a very fragile thing, and that to keep it sustaining it had to be watched, or it would disappear. He meant that democracy was not guaranteed. It had to be created, and then watched.
He means freedom must be maintained or it will degrade over time like anything else. If you dont maintain your car it gets run down and eventually stops working. Freedom is the same way as there are always people wanting to take it away little by little.
Wendell Phillips was a 19th century American lawyer, abolitionist and an advocate of native Americans. The Quote 'Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty' is an excerpt from his speech before 'Massachusetts Antislavery Society' in 1852.
Thomas Jefferson, "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
Thomas Jefferson didn't do anything for the Sons of Liberty. Samuel Adams was the leader of Sons of liberty
Constant vigilance is necessary to protect and preserve liberty, as threats to freedom can arise at any time. It requires remaining attentive to infringements on individual rights and working actively to resist oppressive policies or actions. While maintaining liberty may require effort, the benefits of living in a free society make it a price worth paying.
This quote is often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, but even his estate, Monticello, denies any evidence that the Founding Father ever used these words.Even if he had, Jefferson would not have been the originator. The phrase was, in fact, a simplified variant of a line from a 1790 speech by Irish orator John Philpot Curran: The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt. The phrase was shortened to "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom" and similar sayings used throughout the 18th and 19th centuries by a variety of speakers and authors, including:Ida B. Wells, in her 1970 autobiography, Crusade for JusticeAndrew Jackson, in his 1837 Farewell AddressAbraham Lincolnabolitionist Wendell PhillipsLeonard CourtneyGeorge Marshall
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
To protect individual liberty
Surely you recognize the Statue of Liberty!
Jefferson particularly defended personal liberty and states rights over federal powers.
Thomas Jefferson supported ratification of the constitution but he disliked it. He didn't feel it sufficiently guaranteed citizens religious liberty.
life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
D. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness