Presidential 4th of July Quotes

This Fourth of July let us reflect as we celebrate with 4^th of July quotes from the three presidents who died on the 4^th of July.

The presidents who died on the 4^th of July were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. These men were the 2^nd, 3^rd and 5^th presidents of our great nation and thus they were part of the founding and the development of this nation.

Their words have wisdom that endures the test of time and truth and are truly appropriate for use as 4^th of July quotes. Let us not forget as we celebrate our freedom those that have paid and are paying the price that must be rendered for freedom.

4^th of July Quotes - We are blessed!

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

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. ~John Adams

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty! ~James Monroe

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. ~Thomas Jefferson

4^th of July quotes-Freedom Earned Education

National honor is the national property of the highest value. ~James Monroe

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. ~Thomas Jefferson

4^th of July Quotes-Life in the USA

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. ~John Adams

I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. ~John Adams

4^th of July Quotes-History Lessons

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. ~Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. ~Thomas Jefferson

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference. ~Thomas Jefferson

4^th of July -Freedom and Faith

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? ~John Adams

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. ~Thomas Jefferson

The god who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time: the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. ~Thomas Jefferson

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ~Thomas Jefferson
My hope is that these presidential 4^th of July quotes will inspire you to greater things