Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to put its hands into our pockets without our consent.

Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue?

Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths . . . ?

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

When a man does all he can, though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.

Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.