The price of peace is eternal vigilance.
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There is an imperialism that deserves all honor and respect — an imperialism of service in the discharge of great duties. But with too many it is the sense of domination and aggrandisement, the glorification of power. The price of peace is eternal vigilance.
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Leonard H. Courtney as quoted in The Life Of Lord Courtney (I920) by G. P. GoochGeorge Marshall
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Courtney's statement however is probably derived from an earlier statement with several variants:
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.George Marshall
But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
Andrew Jackson
There is an imperialism that deserves all honor and respect — an imperialism of service in the discharge of great duties. But with too many it is the sense of domination and aggrandisement, the glorification of power. The price of peace is eternal vigilance.
Leonard H. (Lord Courtney) Courtney
Eternal vigilance is the price of knowledge.
George Santayana
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
Wendell Phillips
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