Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

Bad men cannot make good citizens.

Liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress?

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! – but there is no peace.