The moral duty of man consists of imitatingthe moral goodness and beneficence of God,manifested in the creation, toward all His creatures.

Men should not petition for rights, but take them

Those words, temperate and moderate, are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction. A thing, moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice.

Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order.

The intimacy which is contracted in infancy, and friendship which is formed in misfortune, are, of all others, the most lasting and unalterable.

...for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire.

The New Testament, they tell us, is founded upon the prophecies of the Old; if so, it must follow the fate of its foundation.