As Much As I Value An Union

We Are Now To Rank Among The Nations Of The World; But Whether Our Independence Shall Prove A Blessing Or A Curse Must Depend Upon Our Own Wisdom Or Folly, Virtue Or Wickedness.... Justice And Virtue Are The Vital Principles Of Republican Government.

I Determined To Spend The Remainder Of My Days In Privacy And Retirement With My Children, From Whose Society Alone I Cou'd Expect Comfort.

I Ask, Sir, What Is The Militia? It Is The Whole People Except For A Few Public Officials.

The Question Then Will Be, Whether A Consolidated Government Can Preserve The Freedom And Secure The Rights Of The People.

That In All Capital Or Criminal Prosecutions A Man Bath A Right To Demand The Cause And Nature Of His Accusation, To Be Confronted With The Accusers And Witnesses, To Call For Evidence In His Favor, And To A Speedy Trial By An Impartial Jury Of Twelve Men Of His Vicinage, Without Whose Unanimous Consent He Cannot Be Found Guilty; Nor Can He Be Compelled To Give Evidence Against Himself; That No Man Be Deprived Of His Liberty, Except By The Law Of The Land Or The Judgment Of His Peers.