The Poor Despise Labor When

Government Is, Or Ought To Be Instituted For The Common Benefit, Protection, And Security Of The People, Nation, Or Community; Of All The Various Modes And Forms Of Government, That Is Best Which Is Capable Of Producing The Greatest Degree Of Happiness And Safety, And Is Most Effectually Secured Against The Danger Of Maladministration.

Government Is, Or Ought To Be Instituted For The Common Benefit, Protection, And Security Of The People, Nation, Or Community... When Any Government Shall Be Found Inadequate Or Contrary To These Purposes, A Majority Of The Community Hath An Indubitable, Inalienable, And Indefeasible Right To Reform, Alter, Or Abolish It, In Such Manner As Shall Be Judged Most Conducive To The Public Weal.

As Much As I Value An Union Of All The States, I Would Not Admit The Southern States Into The Union, Unless They Agreed To The Discontinuance Of This Disgraceful Trade, Because It Would Bring Weakness And Not Strength To The Union.

That No Free Government, Nor The Blessings Of Liberty, Can Be Preserved To Any People, But By A Firm Adherence To Justice, Moderation, Temperance, Frugality, And Virtue; By Frequent Recurrence To Fundamental Principles; And By The Recognition By All Citizens That They Have Duties As Well As Rights, And That Such Rights Cannot Be Enjoyed Save In A Society Where Law Is Respected And Due Process Is Observed.

Our All Is At Stake, And The Little Conveniencys And Comforts Of Life, When Set In Competition With Our Liberty, Ought To Be Rejected Not With Reluctance But With Pleasure.