Human nature will never part with power. Look for an example of a voluntary relinquishment of power from one end of the globe to another - you will find none.

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.

The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come!

He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in as miserable a condition as a man can be on this side of hell.

Bad men cannot make good citizens.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.