It is important that we should never lose sight of this distinction. We must not confuse the peoples with their governments.

Immediate necessity makes many things convenient, which if continued would grow into oppressions.

The story of Jesus Christ appearing after he was dead is the story of an apparition, such as timid imaginations can always create in vision, and credulity believe. Stories of this kind had been told of the assassination of Julius Caesar.

In reviewing the history of the English Government, its wars and its taxes, a bystander, not blinded by prejudice nor warped by interest, would declare that taxes were not raised to carry on wars, but that wars were raised to carry on taxes.

But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing.

In the early ages of the world, according to the scripture chronology, there were no kings; the consequence of which was there were no wars; it is the pride of kings which throws mankind into confusion.

The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished.