The Chains Of Military Despotism, Once Fastened

All The Lessons Of History And Experience Must Be Lost Upon Us If We Are Content To Trust Alone To The Peculiar Advantages We Happen To Possess.

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?

Sound Morals, Religious Liberty, And A Just Sense Of Religious Responsibility Are Essentially Connected With All True And Lasting Happiness.

The Only Legitimate Right To Govern Is An Express Grant Of Power From The Governed.

The Chains Of Military Despotism, Once Fastened Upon A Nation, Ages Might Pass Away Before They Could Be Shaken Off.