I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.

- John Hancock

Some boast of being friends to government; I am a friend to righteous government, to a government founded upon the principles of reason and justice; …

- John Hancock

In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us, as Men and Christians, to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be taken to ward off the…

- John Hancock

A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life.

- John Hancock

The more people who own little businesses of their own, the safer our country will be, and the better off its cities and towns; for the people who ha…

- John Hancock

We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together.

- John Hancock

Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God…

- John Hancock

I shall look forward to a pleasant time.

- John Hancock

I urge you by all this is dear, by all that is honorable, by all that is sacred, not only that you pray but also that you act!

- John Hancock