Itagaki may die, but liberty never!
A famous quotation attributed to Itagaki Taisuke, founder of the Meiji-era Liberal Party, after a failed assassination attempt. Used to express unwavering commitment to freedom.
"Itagaki may die, but liberty never!" is known as a symbolic phrase of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.
A quotation attributed to Itagaki Taisuke (板垣退助), a Meiji-era politician and leader of the Liberal Party (自由党), reportedly said after surviving an assassination attempt in 1882. The exact wording may have been embellished over time.