[our Constitution] Is An Instrument For The

Suspicion Is A Virtue, If In The Interests Of The Good Of The People.

The King Has Degenerated Into A Tyrant And Forfeits All Rights To His Subjects' Obedience.

Suspicion Is A Virtue As Long As Its Object Is The Public Good, And As Long As It Stays Within Proper Bounds. Guard With Jealous Attention The Public Liberty. Suspect Every One Who Approaches That Jewel.

If This Be Treason, Make The Most Of It!

If You Have Given Up Your Militia, And Congress Shall Refuse To Arm Them, You Have Lost Every Thing. Your Existence Will Be Precarious, Because You Depend On Others, Whose Interests Are Not Affected By Your Infelicity.