Crouch Down And Lick The Hands Which

It Is Not Unfrequent To Hear Men Declaim Loudly Upon Liberty, Who, If We May Judge By The Whole Tenor Of Their Actions, Mean Nothing Else By It But Their Own Liberty, To Oppress Without Control Or The Restraint Of Laws All Who Are Poorer Or Weaker Than Themselves.

A Standing Army, However Necessary It May Be At Some Times, Is Always Dangerous To The Liberties Of The People. Such Power Should Be Watched With A Jealous Eye.

Let Us Consider, Brethren, We Are Struggling For Our Best Birthrights And Inheritance, Which Being Infringed, Renders All Our Blessings Precarious In Their Enjoyments, And, Consequently Triffling In Their Value. Let Us Disappoint The Men Who Are Raising Themselves On The Ruin Of This Country. Let Us Convince Every Invader Of Our Freedom, That We Will Be As Free As The Constitution Our Fathers Recognized, Will Justify.

'revelation Assures Us That 'righteousness Exalteth A Nation.' Communities Are Dealt With In This World By The Wise And Just Ruler Of The Universe. He Rewards Or Punishes Them According To Their General Character. The Diminution Of Public Virtue Is Usually Attended With That Of Public Happiness, And The Public Liberty Will Not Long Survive The Total Extinction Of Morals.

[t]he Importance Of Piety And Religion; Of Industry And Frugality; Of Prudence, Economy, Regularity And An Even Government; All . . . Are Essential To The Well-being Of A Family.