John Milton
“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.”
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
“They also serve who only stand and wait.”
“Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”
“Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.”