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7-20

"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall."--John Adams, letter to Elbridge Gerry, December 5, 1777

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"As a man is said to have a right to his property,
he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
Where an excess of power prevails,
property of no sort is duly respected.
No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions."
--James Madison, National Gazette Essay, March 27, 1792

7-16

"It is sufficiently obvious,that persons and property are the two great subjects on which Governments are to act; and that the rights of persons, and the rights of property, are the objects, for the protection of which Government was instituted. These rights cannot well be separated." --James Madison, Speech at the Virginia Convention, December 2, 1829

7-15

"It's the unconquerable soul of man, not the nature of the weapon he uses, that insures victory."
--- General George S Patton Jr.

7-14

"Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of the legitimate kind."
--James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1791

7-13

"If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of Man to alienate this gift, and voluntarily become a slave."
--John Adams, Rights of the Colonists, 1772

7-10

"We have duties, for the discharge of which we are accountable to our Creator and benefactor, which no human power can cancel. What those duties are, is determinable by right reason, which may be, and is called, a well informed conscience."
--Theophilus Parsons, the Essex Result, 1778

7-9

"Nothing so strongly impels a man to regard the interest of his constituents, as the certainty of returning to the general mass of the people, from whence he was taken, where he must participate in their burdens."
--George Mason, speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention,June 17, 1788

7-8

"If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men possessed of these other excellent qualities are chosen to fill the seats of government, we may expect that our affairs will rest on a solid and permanent foundation."

--Samuel Adams, letter to Elbridge Gerry,November 27, 1780

7-7

"It behooves you, therefore, to think and act for yourself and your people. The great principles of right and wrong are legible to every reader; to pursue them requires not the aid of many counselors. The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail."
--Thomas Jefferson, A Summary View of the Rights of British America, 1775

7-6
"When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 71

7-3

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
-- Teddy Roosevelt

7-2

"Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."
--Leviticus 25:10 Inscription on the Liberty Bell

7-1

"The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth." --Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

6-30

"Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!"

--George Washington, letter to James Warren, March 31, 1779

6-29

"Liberty must at all hazards be supported.
We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.
But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us,
at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood."
--John Adams, A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law, 1765

6-26

"Where liberty dwells, there is my country."

--Benjamin Franklin (attributed), letter to Benjamin Vaughn, March 14, 1783

6-25

"An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not of the strong alone. 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."

--Patrick Henry

6-26

"To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind,
by multiplying the objects of enterprise,
is not among the least considerable of the expedients,
by which the wealth of a nation may be promoted."
--Alexander Hamilton, Report on Manufactures, December, 1791

"Work as if you were to live 100 Years, Pray as if you were to die To-morrow."
--Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1757

"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. If `Thou shalt not covet' and `Thou shalt not steal' were not commandments of Heaven, they must be made inviolable precepts in every society before it can be civilized or made free."
--John Adams, A Defense of the American Constitutions, 1787

"[T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to give place to the Constitution. But this doctrine is not deducible from any circumstance peculiar to the plan of convention, but from the general theory of a limited Constitution."
--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 81, 1788

"The first and governing maxim in the interpretation of a statute is to discover the meaning of those who made it."
--James Wilson, Of the Study of Law in the United States, Circa, 1790

"The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. ... How is it possible that Children can have any just Sense of the sacred Obligations of Morality or Religion if, from their earliest Infancy, they learn their Mothers live in habitual Infidelity to their fathers, and their fathers in as constant Infidelity to their Mothers?"
--John Adams, Diary, June 2, 1778

"As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity: And by a plain method of argument, as we are running the next generation into debt, we ought to do the work of it, otherwise we use them meanly and pitifully. In order to discover the line of our duty rightly, we should take our children in our hand, and fix our station a few years farther into life; that eminence will present a prospect, which a few present fears and prejudices conceal from our sight."
--Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

"Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country."
--Noah Webster, On the Education of Youth in America, 1788

"It is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities which occur to him, for preserving documents relating to the history of our country."
--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Hugh P. Taylor, October 4, 1823

"Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit."

--James Madison, Federalist No. 51, February 8, 1788

"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men."
--George Washington, General Orders, August 23, 1776

"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself."
--James Madison, Federalist No. 51

"Under all those disadvantages no men ever show more spirit or prudence than ours. In my opinion nothing but virtue has kept our army together through this campaign."
--Colonel John Brooks, letter to a friend, January 5, 1778

"A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate."
--Thomas Jefferson, Rights of British America, 1774

"Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of the legitimate kind."
--James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1790

"If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of Man to alienate this gift, and voluntarily become a slave."
--John Adams, Rights of the Colonists, 1772

"His Example is now complete, and it will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens, and men, not only in the present age, but in future generations, as long as our history shall be read." --John Adams, message to the U.S. Senate on George Washington's death, December 19, 1799

"The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virture to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust."
--Federalist No. 57 (Alexander Hamilton or James Madison), 1788

"One single object ... [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation."
--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Edward Livingston, March 25, 1825

"Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of the legitimate kind."
--James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1791

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	KathrynMc		GOOD DISCERNMENT QUOTE FOR 7/10	0	Jul 11 2009, 2:17 AM EDT by KathrynMc
			Thread started: Jul 11 2009, 2:17 AM EDT Watch YOUR QUOTE ON 7/10 MAKES ALOT OF SENSE EVERYONE HAS A VOCATION, AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, EVERY MINUTE IS MEANINGFUL. WE NEED TO SEEK GOD'S APPROVAL, NO THE APPROVAL OF OTHER PEOPLE. OTHERS CAN DISTRACT US FROM OUR PURPOSE, BUT THEY CAN'T EXCUSE US FROM IT. PRAYER AND A FULLY FORMED CONSCIENCE (BASED ON CHRISTIAN TEACHING, NOT FEELINGS) ARE THE BEST TOOLS TO USE TO DISCOVER OUR VOCATION 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you? Keyword tags: American conscience discernment fathers history quotes responsibility Post reply

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