In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also.

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Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Traveling makes a man wiser, but less happy.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed...

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which...

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Victory and defeat are each of the same price.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may...

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

I awoke with devout thanksgiving for my friends.

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that...

Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that...