Quote#Freedom
That Liberty, Which, not the thunder of Bellona's voice, With fleets,…
Quote byHugh Henry Brackenridge · 1748–1816
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Battle of Bunkers-Hill (1776), act 5, sc. 1 (loq. Warren).
English (original)
That Liberty, Which, not the thunder of Bellona's voice, With fleets, and armies, from the British shore, Shall wrest from us.
— Hugh Henry Brackenridge
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