people who pay greater respect to a wealthy villain than to an honest, upright man in poverty, almost deserve to be enslaved; they plainly show that wealth, however it may be acquired, is, in their esteem, to be preferred to virtue.
I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny. - John Hancock
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
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; …
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
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…
A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life. - John Hancock
A chip on the shoulder is too heavy a piece of baggage to carry through life.
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
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…
We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together. - John Hancock
We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together.
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
Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual… Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God…
I shall look forward to a pleasant time. - John Hancock
I shall look forward to a pleasant time.
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
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!
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