“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic forwhich it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for ifthe American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughoutthe world.” – Daniel Webster
“The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. TheRevolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in theirreligious sentiments of their duties and obligations. This radicalchange in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of thepeople, was the real American Revolution.”
–John Adams (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US PresidentFebruary 13, 1818
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“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom ofthe people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power thanby violent and sudden usurpations.”
-–James Madison, Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, June 16, 1788.
