A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the King for permission to make a law for preventing the importation of more [slaves] into that colony. This request, however, will probably not be granted, as their former laws of that kind have always been repealed.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

An old young man, will be a young old man.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

Nor is it of much Importance to us to know the Manner in which Nature executes her laws; 'tis enough to know the Laws themselves.

All cats are gray in the dark.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.