Let such remember, that when the Ethiopian shall change his skin, when the Leopard shall change his spots, and when bitter fountains shall send forth sweet water, then will those who flatter the people with their tongues, and deceive them with their lips seek their happiness.
Daggett uses a metaphor to convey the impossibility of true change in deceitful leaders, emphasizing their untrustworthiness.
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Let not then the projector persuade us to adopt his theories with proofs of their danger thus glaring before our eyes.
The freemen of Connecticut are mighty when they arise in their strength.
Before you neglect an election Count the Cost --If the loss of your Vote should prove the loss of an election of a single man, then will you not have Counted the Cost.
Such is the constant termination of such revolutions, and shall we claim to be an exception?
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