I Shall Act As I

Shall We Gather Strength By Irresolution And Inaction?

[our Constitution] Is An Instrument For The People To Restrain The Government.

He That Hath A Blind Conscience Which Sees Nothing, A Dead Conscience Which Feels Nothing, And A Dumb Conscience Which Says Nothing, Is In As Miserable A Condition As A Man Can Be On This Side Of Hell.

You Are Not To Inquire How Your Trade May Be Increased, Nor How You Are To Become A Great And Powerful People, But How Your Liberties Can Be Secured; For Liberty Ought To Be The Direct End Of Your Government.

Oh, How Wretched Should I Be At This Moment, If I Had Not Made My Peace With God.