They prized beyond measure their individual liberty and their collective freedom, and were so jealous of governmental control that they often, to their own great harm, fatally weakened the very authorities whom they chose to act over them.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of individual liberty and the dangers of excessive governmental control.
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The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
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