Whether this will prove a blessing or a curse, will depend upon the use our people will make of the blessings which a gracious God hath bestowed on u….

The whole economy of this lower world proves that it is by labor and perseverance only that good is obtained and evil is avoided..

Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?.

The great object is that every man be armed..

If this be treason, make the most of it!.

I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death..

We have not yet begun to fight..

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs..

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Of what service would militia….

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;….

Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom..

Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!.

The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough ….

The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable..

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone….

You ought to be extremely cautious, watchful, jealous of your liberty; for instead of securing your rights, you may lose them forever..

Liberty ought to be the direct end of your government..

My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them (the framers of the Constituti….

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 ha….

Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to p….

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may t….