The Question Then Will Be,

The Epithets Of Parent And Child Have Been Long Applied To Great Britain And Her Colonies, [but] We Rarely See Anything From Your Side Of The Water Except The Authoritative Style Of A Master To A School-boy.

Who Are The Militia, If They Be Not The People, Of This Country...? I Ask Who Are The Militia? They Consist Now Of The Whole People, Except A Few Public Officers.

Habituated From Our Infancy To Trample Upon The Rights Of Human Nature, Every Generous, Every Liberal Sentiment, If Not Extinguished, Is Enfeebled In Our Minds.

That No Free Government, Nor The Blessings Of Liberty, Can Be Preserved To Any People, But By A Firm Adherence To Justice, Moderation, Temperance, Frugality, And Virtue; By Frequent Recurrence To Fundamental Principles; And By The Recognition By All Citizens That They Have Duties As Well As Rights, And That Such Rights Cannot Be Enjoyed Save In A Society Where Law Is Respected And Due Process Is Observed.

The Laws Of Nature Are The Laws Of God, Whose Authority Can Be Superseded By No Power On Earth. A Legislature Must Not Obstruct Our Obedience To Him From Whose Punishment They Cannot Protect Us. All Human Constitutions Which Contradict His Laws, We Are In Conscience Bound To Disobey.