Hiram Mann Quote

“No man escapes
When freedom fails,
The best men rot in filthy jails;
And they who cried: “Appease, Appease!”
Are hanged by men they tried to please.”

~ Hiram Mann
[George Hiram Mann] (1872-1955) New York City self-taught attorney, took a case involving overtime payments for 1,400 Navy yard workers, settled 27 years later when Congress passed a bill authorizing $332,342.72 for the back pay.
28 March 1947, Wall Street Journal, Letters to the Editor, Hiram Mann, New York City

Conformity , Freedom , Liberty , Obedience , Peace , Persecution , Prison , Proverbs , Death

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Dude, L.A.
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Dude, L.A.    1/29/05

Some things just cannot be compromised.

dan francis, spokane valley
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dan francis, spokane valley    6/20/08

I heard Jordan Maxwell use this quote. Wow, says so much and is so deep in so few words. One of my favorite quotes!

W. B. Prince, N. Myrtle Beach, SC
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W. B. Prince, N. Myrtle Beach, SC    10/22/08

Actual quote is word "escapes" not "survives."

donna
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donna    9/13/09
Gene Scalf, Colorado Springs
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    Gene Scalf, Colorado Springs    12/31/11

    This poem has been in my mind since high-school (1950). I think of it often as I am watching the reality of it happening today (2012). In 1953 I offered my life to protect my country and I would do it again. What is currently happening is the slow demise of the country I love and I am helpless to do anything to save it. Our freedom is in the hands of men who are extremely selfish and greedy. WE need to make some changes; and I'm not so sure the men running for office are any different than those that are ruining our country now. God help us! Gene Scalf.

    E.J.S., P.H. Michigan
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    E.J.S., P.H. Michigan    10/23/17

    Very wise man.

    Jose Bessa, Southampton, UK.
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    Jose Bessa, Southampton, UK.    12/9/17

    I thank God every day for President Trump, Vice President Pence, their families, and all who sacrifice so much for our freedoms. May God protect and preserve them.

    SMK, Austin, Texas
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    SMK, Austin, Texas    2/1/18

    A timely quote today when freedom and our free press are under attack by Mssrs. Trump and Pence. They have never had to sacrifice much, and have contempt for those who have. Our wonderful democracy is swiftly becoming an oligarchy. Sadly, these forces of darkness have far too many appeasers.

    johnny mac, colorado
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      johnny mac, colorado    3/8/18

      i think that any body who thinks we were suppose to be a democracy or believes we are, needs to stay home and play with themselves and not vote.

      Jay, Hancock ME
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        Jay, Hancock ME    6/16/18

        It's incorrect. The original text is "No man escapes..." Here.

        Editor, Liberty Quotes
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          Editor, Liberty Quotes    6/18/18

          Thanks, Jay.  We've made the correction.  Cheers.

          Howard Romano, Bangkok
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          Howard Romano, Bangkok SMK, Austin, Texas 6/20/18

          Sadly, there is no such thing as a wonderful democracy.  The US was not founded as a democracy.  Democracy is probably the worst form of government devised by man, nothing more than mob rule.  Or, as Benjamin Franklin stated: "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner.  Liberty is a well armed lamb."  As for swiftly becoming an oligarchy, that's ludicrous.  It's been an oligarchy for more than a hundred years.

          Pony, Rolling Meadows, IL
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            Pony, Rolling Meadows, IL    8/20/20

            And here we sit, some 15 years after the original post.

            Times are rough, and look like they're going to get worse.

            paul, lincoln
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              paul, lincoln    11/9/24

              mmmm 2024 and the wheels still in spin   uk

              Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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                Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown    11/9/24

                Who? Specifically, who tried to please someone and got hanged.  There maybe some biased vague point in all this, but It must be understood you are dealing with the mentality ill and they're just not all present. The mental health provider is constantly trying to give the ill the cognitive repairs they require to keep circumstances balanced, and as always,

                Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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                Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/9/24

                With further consideration, you could say this is your military experience. You go kill others in another country and when you return, with your medal of "honor," your local community kills you as justification for killing others.  The evil empire is phony, they will thank you for your "service," and when you turn your back they will call you the opportunist mercenary.  Socialism is the challenge of socialized behavior to create respect for all life.

                Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
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                Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/11/24

                They will call me the mercenary to my face of course because I'm not a gangster.

                Mike,, Norwalk
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                  Mike,, Norwalk    11/11/24

                  Sillik, from your god complex status (uniquely being the sole practitioner and divine creator of socialism) what have you created?

                  Mike,, Norwalk
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                  Mike,, Norwalk Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/13/24

                  Sillik, 🤪 hahaha, lololol, can you be more specific without using circular word salad to take the place something scientifically provable — outside your religion.

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