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  • “I conceive that we cannot better express ourselves than by humbly supplicating the Supreme Ruler of the world that the rod of tyrants may be broken to pieces, and the oppressed made free again. ”
    Samuel Adams , Proclamation for a Day of Fasting · View
  • “It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors. ”
    George Washington , Thanksgiving Proclamation · View
  • “Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God. ”
    John Adams , Diary Entry · View
  • “Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! ”
    John Adams , Diary Entry · View
  • “[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker. But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us, at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood. ”
    John Adams , Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law · View
  • “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ”
    Thomas Paine , The American Crisis · View
  • “We must do all we can to support the cause, even if it means sacrifice. ”
    Sarah Franklin Bache , Family Letters · View
  • “I gave what I could food, clothing, and hope. ”
    Mary Draper , Massachusetts Revolutionary Records · View
  • “I gave my home to the flames so liberty might prevail. ”
    Rebecca Motte , South Carolina Revolutionary Records · View