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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Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

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...

Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their...

Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding,...

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of...

Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush,...

It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a...

It is well to remember that the office of Chief Executive is in part a...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...