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Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary
Born: Sep 27, 1722
Died: Oct 2, 1803
Country Liberty Life Men Own Will
Related authors: Che Guevara Ethan Allen Leon Trotsky Marquis de Lafayette Nathan Hale Paul Revere William Wallace
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. Samuel Adams
Prevail Freedom Minority Men Setting Minds Rather Take Majority Does Tireless Keen
The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. Samuel Adams
Constitution People Own States Citizens Prevent Shall Never Arms Who Peaceable United United States Keeping
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. Samuel Adams
Freedom Constitution Worth Country Duty Our Liberties Civil Attacks Hazards Against Them Defend Defending
He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. Samuel Adams
Life Man Obligations Will Feeling Country Lost Before Virtuous Guilty Moral Betraying Void Seldom Had Instance He Soon Private His Private Life Very Regard Who Connections
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! Samuel Adams
Words Will Tools Tyrant How Plain Meaning Meaning Of Strangely
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule. Samuel Adams
Nature Man Natural Liberty Law Will Free Superior Power Earth Rule Only His Authority Any Legislative
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can. Samuel Adams
Life Best Property Together Rights Natural Liberty First Secondly Colonists Them Manner Natural Rights Among Right Defend
The love of power, like the love of money, increases with the possession of it; and we know in what ruin these baneful passions have involved human societies in all ages when they have been let loose and suffered to rage uncontrolled - There is no restraint like the pervading eye of the virtuous citizens. Samuel Adams
Love Money Power Rage Increases Ruin Virtuous Possession Eye Citizens Restraint Uncontrolled Like Know Involved Loose Passions Been Human Ages Suffered Societies
It is not infrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty - to oppress without control, or the restraint of laws, all who are poorer and weaker than themselves. Samuel Adams
Judge Liberty Men Own Control Nothing Else Weaker Restraint Laws Tenor Without Hear Oppress Loudly Than May Mean Themselves Poorer Who Whole Actions
Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take more than it was intended they should have. Samuel Adams
Nature Men Power More Take Generally Share Make Vested Than Intended Human Should Who Inclined
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty. Samuel Adams
Liberty Free Our Earth Ourselves Asylum Religious Civil Religious Liberty Only Shall Contest Left Whether Mankind
Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up. Samuel Adams
God Day Adversity Fire Cloud Numerous Omnipotence Our Distress Had Arm Period Gloomy Reduced Pillar Been Providence Up Sustaining Us Raised Night
'But,' say the puling, pusillanimous cowards, 'we shall be subject to a long and bloody war if we declare independence.' On the contrary, I affirm it the only step that can bring the contest to a speedy and happy issue. Samuel Adams
War Happy Independence Long Cowards Speedy On The Contrary Say Only Shall Step Contest Issue Subject Affirm Bloody Contrary Declare Bring
I do not regret the part I have taken in a cause so just and interesting to mankind. Samuel Adams
Regret Cause Part Taken Just Interesting Mankind
There is a solid satisfaction in one's having and being conscious that he merits the good opinion of men of true discernment and real worth. But to have a name among the weak and the wicked is shame and reproach. Samuel Adams
Good Worth Men Wicked Solid Weak Good Opinion Having Shame He True Merits Name Discernment Opinion Real Being Reproach Satisfaction Among Conscious

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