Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend on parchments or seals; but come from the King of Kings and the Lord of all the earth.
Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot be free, without being secure in … - John Dickinson
Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot be free, without being secure in …
- John Dickinson
Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not ou… - John Dickinson
Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not ou…
The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth. - John Dickinson
The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth.
Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets, repelled yet attracted, a… - John Dickinson
Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the states the planets, repelled yet attracted, a…
Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor. - John Dickinson
Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.
The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security against e… - John Dickinson
The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security against e…
Experience must be our only guide. Reason may mislead us. - John Dickinson
Experience must be our only guide. Reason may mislead us.
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. - John Dickinson
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
What concerns all, should be considered by all; and individuals may injure a whole society, by not declaring their sentiments. It is therefore not on… - John Dickinson
What concerns all, should be considered by all; and individuals may injure a whole society, by not declaring their sentiments. It is therefore not on…
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