Benjamin Franklin: “Under such circumstances, freedom may often prove a misfortune to himself, and prejudicial to society.”

But let us take a cool view of the general state of our affairs, and perhaps the prospect will appear less gloomy than has been imagined.

It is upon this fact I found the propriety of the measure of settling a barrier colony in those parts of our frontiers, which are not the immediate residence or hunting-grounds of our Indians.

But when Britain values herself as affording us protection, we desire it may be considered, that we have followed her in all her wars, and joined with her at our own expence against all she thought fit to quarrel with.

But it seems not of so much importance, whether the fighting be done by John or Thomas, or the tax paid by William or Charles.