John Dickinson

The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and…

— John Dickinson

Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King…

— John Dickinson

Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend on parchments…

— John Dickinson

For I am convinced, that the authors of this law would never obtain an act to raise so trifling a sum as…

— John Dickinson

Experience must be our only guide. Reason may mislead us.

— John Dickinson

The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an adequate security…

— John Dickinson

If my property cannot be secure, in case others over whom I have no kind of influence, may take it from me…

— John Dickinson

Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.

— John Dickinson

With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of…

— John Dickinson

Our cause is just. Our union is perfect.

— John Dickinson

Honor, justice and humanity call upon us to hold and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty, which we received from our…

— John Dickinson

We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be secure in…

— John Dickinson

Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

— John Dickinson

As Congress is now to legislate for our extensive territory lately acquired, I pray to Heaven that they may build up the…

— John Dickinson

As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a common stock…

— John Dickinson

We cannot be happy, without being free, that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property, that we cannot be…

— John Dickinson

Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness. We claim them from a higher source. from the King of…

— John Dickinson

Rendering thanks to my Creator for my existence and station among His works, for my birth in a country enlightened by the…

— John Dickinson

What you keep by you, you may change and mend; But words once spoke can never be recall'd.

— John Dickinson

Let us take care of our rights and we therein take care of our prosperity.

— John Dickinson

Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot…

— John Dickinson

Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in the plow.

— John Dickinson

I shall be extremely sorry, if any man mistakes my meaning in any thing I have said. Officers employed by the crown…

— John Dickinson

Honor, justice, and humanity, call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our…

— John Dickinson

For as long as the products of our labor and the rewards of our care, can properly be called our own, so…

— John Dickinson