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Individual Liberty Is Individual Power, And As The Power Of A Community Is A Mass Compounded Of Individual Powers, The Nation Which Enjoys The Most Freedom Must Necessarily Be In Proportion To Its Numbers The Most Powerful Nation.

It Is By A Thorough Knowledge Of The Whole Subject That [people] Are Enabled To Judge Correctly Of The Past And To Give A Proper Direction To The Future.

Of All Persecuted Sects, The Baptists Stand Forth As Most Prominent, Simply And Only Because They Aim At A More Complete And Thorough Reform Than Any Others Ever Attempted. They Teach That Christ's Kingdom Is Not Of This World; That The Church Is Not A National, Political, Or Provincial Establishment; But A Congregation Of Holy Men, Separated From The World By The Receiving Of The Holy Spirit.

So Far As The Object Of Taxation Is To Raise A Revenue For Discharging The Debts And Defraying The Expenses Of The Community, Its Operation Should Be Adapted As Much As Possible To Suit The Burden With Equal Hand Upon All In Proportion With Their Ability Of Bearing It Without Oppression.

The Highest Glory Of The American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond The Principles Of Civil Government With The Principles Of Christianity.