Conscience, That Vicegerent Of God In The

To Englishmen, Life Is A Topic, Not An Activity.

There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive Of The Noblest And Finest Feelings Of Our Nature, Than The Exercise Of Unlimited Power.

Is One Of The Fairest Portions Of The Globe To Remain In A State Of Nature, The Haunt Of A Few Wretched Savages, When It Seems Destined By The Creator To Give Support To A Large Population And To Be The Seat Of Civilization?

A Decent And Manly Examination Of The Acts Of Government Should Not Only Be Tolerated, But Encouraged.

We Admit Of No Government By Divine Right, Believing That So Far As Power Is Concerned The Beneficent Creator Has Made No Distinction Amongst Men; That All Are Upon An Equality, And That The Only Legitimate Right To Govern Is An Express Grant Of Power From The Governed.