If Virtue & Knowledge Are

What A Glorious Morning This Is!

All Men Have A Right To Remain In A State Of Nature As Long As They Please; And In Case Of Intolerable Oppression, Civil Or Religious, To Leave The Society They Belong To, And Enter Into Another.

The Sum Of All Is, If We Would Most Truly Enjoy The Gift Of Heaven, Let Us Become A Virtuous People; Then Shall We Both Deserve And Enjoy It. While On The Other Hand, If We Are Universally Vicious And Debauched In Our Manners, Though The Form Of Our Constitution Carries The Face Of The Most Exalted Freedom, We Shall In Reality Be The Most Abject Slaves.

Driven From Every Other Corner Of The Earth, Freedom Of Thought And The Right Of Private Judgment In Matters Of Conscience Direct Their Course To This Happy Country As Their Last Asylum.

Could I Be Assured That America Would Remain Virtuous, I Would Venture To Defy The Utmost Efforts Of Enemies To Subjugate Her.