What Has Commonly Been Called Rebellion Has

The Natural Liberty Of Man Is To Be Free From Any Superior Power On Earth, And Not To Be Under The Will Or Legislative Authority Of Man, But Only To Have The Law Of Nature For His Rule.

Before The Formation Of This Constitution It Had Been Affirmed As A Self Evident Truth, In The Declaration Of Independence, Very Deliberately Made By The Representatives Of The United States Of America In Congress Assembled That 'all Men Are Created Equal, And Are Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Unalienable Rights' This Declaration Of Independence Was Received And Ratified By All The States In The Union & Has Never Been Disannuled. May We Not From Hence Conclude, That The Doctrine Of Liberty And Equality Is An Article In The Political Creed Of The United States.

A True Patriot Would Keep The Attention Of His Fellow Citizens Awake To Their Grievances, And Not Allow Them To Rest Till The Causes Of Their Just Complaints Are Removed.

It Requires Time To Bring Honest Men To Think & Determine Alike Even In Important Matters. Mankind Are Governed More By Their Feelings Than By Reason.

I Cannot However Help Repeating Piety, Because I Think It Indispensible. Religion In A Family Is At Once Its Brightest Ornament & Its Best Security.