This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.