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" We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. "
The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North ... - Page 246
by William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 458 pages
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament ..., Volume 2

William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 496 pages
...to the alternative of unconditional submission, or resistance by force ; the latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom...
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The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President ..., Volume 2

John Dickinson - United States - 1801 - 450 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. — The latter is our choice. WE HAVE COUNTED THE COST OF THIS CONTEST, AND FIND NOTHING SO DREADFUL AS VOLUNTARY SLAVERY.— Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that...
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The life of George Washington, Volume 2; Volume 272

John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom,...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...inhabitants of Ireland ; and also to prefer a second humble petition to the king. These were all drawn in appropriate but spirited language. In their declaration...counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." About this time the continental congress unanimously appointed George...
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The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to ..., Volumes 1-2

Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...of chusing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom...
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An History of Jamaica: With Observations on the Climate, Scenery, Trade ...

Robert Renny - Enslaved persons - 1807 - 368 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful, as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom,...
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The Life of George Washington: First President, and Commander in Chief of ...

John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...choosing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom...
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Washington, Or, Liberty Restored: A Poem, in Ten Books

Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 274 pages
...submission to the tyranny of Irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful ae voluntary slavery." Ramsay, i. 211-2. 310. See Life of W. ii. 287-8. 329-30. 502—5—8....
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History of the United States: From Their First Settlement as Colonies, to ...

William Grimshaw - United States - 1821 - 298 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." The next object was a suitable person to conduct their armies. In deciding...
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A History of the American Revolution; Comprehending All the ..., Volume 1

Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 620 pages
...submission to the tyranny of irritated Ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom,...
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