“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
Freedom“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.”
Good“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
Freedom“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”
War“It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.”
Government“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Business“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.”
Experience“The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.”
Government“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”
Men“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
Patriotism“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
Men“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”
Peace“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”
Power“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”
Experience“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
Happiness“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”
Friendship“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
Government“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”
Friendship“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God.”
God“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
God“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”
Education“Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
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