We cannot be happy, without being free, that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property, that we cannot be secure in our property, if without our consent, other may, as by right, take it away... — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth. — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings,… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend on parchments or seals;… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
For I am convinced, that the authors of this law would never obtain an act to raise so trifling a sum as it must… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security against every… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
If my property cannot be secure, in case others over whom I have no kind of influence, may take it from me by taxes,… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor. — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers,… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Honor, justice and humanity call upon us to hold and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty, which we received from our ancestors. It… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be secure in our property… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
As Congress is now to legislate for our extensive territory lately acquired, I pray to Heaven that they may build up the system of… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock of rights,… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
