Nowadays, the Fourth of July is celebrated through fireworks, barbeques, and parades. However, the federal holiday has an important history, marking America’s freedom from the British monarchy.

Following the voting in favor of the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the document on July 4 after ratifying the text.

In honor of the Fourth of July, consider commemorating the patriotic holiday by sharing these inspiring quotes and sayings compiled from AZ-Quotes and Today that celebrate freedom.

1. “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy

2. “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” — Harry Truman

3. “Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.” — Calvin Coolidge

4. “America is another name for opportunity.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

5. “My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” — Thomas Jefferson

6.“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis

7. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” — Ronald Reagan

8. ​​“Liberty has been planted here; and the more it is attacked, the more it grows and flourishes.” — Samuel Sherwood

9. “Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America’s heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.” — John Quincy Adams

10. “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.” — Woodrow Wilson

11. “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” — Peter Marshall

12.“In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.” — Amy Tan

13. “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” — Barack Obama

14. “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation, evermore!” — Oliver Wendell Holmes

15. “Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower

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