"Before the formation of this Constitution it had……" — Samuel Adams
"Before the formation of this Constitution it had been affirmed as a self evident truth, in the Declaration of Independence, very deliberately made by the Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled that 'all men are created equal, and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights' This declaration of Independence was received and ratified by all the States in the Union & has never been disannuled. May we not from hence conclude, that the doctrine of Liberty and Equality is an article in the political creed of the United States."
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Samuel Adams
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93 Quotes by Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams has 93 quotes on this site.
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It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom…
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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an…
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How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard…
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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to…
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
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We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.
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The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.
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The Constitution shall never be construed . . . to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable…
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There never was a democracy that did not commit suicide.
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