I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a…

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I have done what I felt to be my duty.

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

Great interests demand great safeguards.

Great interests demand great safeguards.

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty...

Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty...

A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime...

A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime...

A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong...

A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong...

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as...

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as...

The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate...

The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate...

The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the...

The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the...

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in...

The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human...

The intelligence of the lower forms of animal life, like a great deal of human...

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we...

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it...

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it...

Whenever a person strives, by the help of dialectic, to start in pursuit of every...

Whenever a person strives, by the help of dialectic, to start in pursuit of every...

There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.

There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.

Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is...

Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments; intelligence perfected is...

Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone...

Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone...

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part...

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part...

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront...