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

I am not a Virginian, I am an American.

The battle is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. A small, disciplined militia can not only hold out against a larger force, but drive it back, because what they're fighting for rightfully belongs to them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

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

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.