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Freedom's enemies are waste, lethargy, indifference, immorality, and the insidious attitude of something for nothing.

William Arthur Ward

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William Arthur Ward
Age: 72 †
Born: 1921
Born: December 17
Died: 1994
Died: March 30
Writer
Louisiana
United States
Nothing
Insidious
Something
Immorality
Indifference
Enemies
Waste
Attitude
Enemy
Freedom
Lethargy

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