No One Rises So High As He

I Would Have Been Glad To Have Lived Under My Wood Side, And To Have Kept A Flock Of Sheep, Rather Than To Have Undertaken This Government.

Does A Man Speak Foolishly?--suffer Him Gladly, For You Are Wise. Does He Speak Erroneously?--stop Such A Man's Mouth With Sound Words That Cannot Be Gainsaid. Does He Speak Truly?--rejoice In The Truth.

Do Not Trust The Cheering, For Those Persons Would Shout As Much If You Or I Were Going To Be Hanged.

That Which Brought Me Into The Capacity I Now Stand In, Was The Petition And Advice Given Me By You, Who, In Reference To The Ancient Constitution, Did Draw Me Here To Accept The Place Of Protector. There Is Not A Man Living Can Say I Sought It, No Not A Man, Nor Woman, Treading Upon English Ground.

Our Swords Are In God's Hands, And Our Faith Is In The Lord. Charge!