The Great Object Is That Every Man

Adversity Toughens Manhood, And The Characteristic Of The Good Or The Great Man Is Not That He Has Been Exempt From The Evils Of Life, But That He Has Surmounted Them.

Being A Christian... Is A Character Which I Prize Far Above All This World Has Or Can Boast.

If This Be Treason, Make The Most Of It!

Suffer Not Yourselves To Be Betrayed With A Kiss. Ask Yourselves How This Gracious Reception Of Our Petition Comports With Those Warlike Preparations Which Cover Our Waters And Darken Our Land. Are Fleets And Armies Necessary To A Work Of Love And Reconciliation? Have We Shown Ourselves So Unwilling To Be Reconciled, That Force Must Be Called In To Win Back Our Love? Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves, Sir. These Are The Implements Of War And Subjugationthe Last Arguments To Which Kings Resort.

We Have Not Yet Begun To Fight.