A Colony, Yet A Nation

A Colony, Yet A Nation - Words Never Before In The History Of The World Associated Together.

It Is A Sound Principle Of Finance, And A Still Sounder Principle Of Government, That Those Who Have The Duty Of Expending The Revenue Of A Country Should Also Be Saddled With The Responsibility Of Levying And Providing It.

What Is Hateful Is Not Rebellion But The Despotism Which Induces The Rebellion; What Is Hateful Are Not Rebels But The Men, Who, Having The Enjoyment Of Power, Do Not Discharge The Duties Of Power; They Are The Men Who, Having The Power To Redress Wrongs, Refuse To Listen To The Petitioners That Are Sent To Them; They Are The Men Who, When They Are Asked For A Loaf, Give A Stone.

I Am Not Here To Parade My Religious Sentiments, But I Declare I Have Too Much Respect For The Faith In Which I Was Born To Ever Use It As The Basis Of A Political Organization

We Are Here A Nation, Composed Of The Most Heterogeneous Elements-protestants And Catholics, English, French, German, Irish, Scotch, Every One, Let It Be Remembered, With His Traditions, With His Prejudices. In Each Of These Conflicting Antagonistic Elements, However, There Is A Common Spot Of Patriotism, And The Only True Policy Is That Which Reaches That Common Patriotism And Makes It Vibrate In All Toward Common Ends And Common Aspirations.