The election of a member of Congress, indeed, is not an extraordinary event; but it is extraordinary that principles of the most vital importance to the honor of Massachusetts, and to the cause of human liberty throughout the world, should be involved in a local election.
Mann reflects on the significance of a local election that carries implications for human liberty and Massachusetts' honor.
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The dearest and most precious of all human rights is the right of private judgment in matters of religion.
Old Virginia was the first to sow this land of ours with slavery; she is also the first to reap the full harvest of destruction.
Can any man give a reason why Norfolk should not have grown like New York, other than the difference in the institutions of the people?
Not the most fertile soil, not mines of silver and gold, can make a nation rich, without intelligence.
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