Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

The Grecians and Romans were strongly possessed of the spirit of liberty but not the principle, for at the time they were determined not to be slaves themselves, they employed their power to enslave the rest of mankind.

From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms! Through the land let the sound of it flee; Let the far and the near all unite, with a cheer, In defense of our Liberty Tree.

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

We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom must undertake to support it.