It Is Natural To Man To Indulge

It Is In Vain, Sir, To Extenuate The Matter. Gentlemen May Cry, “peace! Peace!” — But There Is No Peace. The War Is Actually Begun! The Next Gale That Sweeps From The North Will Bring To Our Ears The Clash Of Resounding Arms! Our Brethren Are Already In The Field! Why Stand We Here Idle? What Is It That Gentlemen Wish? What Would They Have? 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!

For My Part, Whatever Anguish Of Spirit It May Cost, I Am Willing To Know The Whole Truth; To Know The Worst And Provide For It.

Power Is The Great Evil With Which We Are Contending. We Have Divided Power Between Three Branches Of Government And Erected Checks And Balances To Prevent Abuse Of Power. However, Where Is The Check On The Power Of The Judiciary? If We Fail To Check The Power Of The Judiciary, I Predict That We Will Eventually Live Under Judicial Tyranny.

This House Protected By An Armed Citizen. There Is Absolutely Nothing Here Worth Dying For.

The Militia Is Our Ultimate Safety. We Can Have No Security Without It. The Great Object Is That Every Man Be Armed.