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. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.

Implements of war and subjugation are the last arguments to which kings resort.

Hospitality invites to prayer before it checks credentials, welcomes to the table before administering the entrance exam.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.

You ought to be extremely cautious, watchful, jealous of your liberty; for instead of securing your rights, you may lose them forever.