We may not lightly set aside that commandment; we may not do evil that good may come." "Tush, man! get your Bible and look.

I am no scholar, but I know that the Lord calls Himself a man of war--that He rides forth, sword in hand, conquering, and to conquer; that the armies in heaven itself fight under the Archangel against the powers of darkness.

And are we men to let our brothers be brutally murdered, whilst we sit with folded hands, or wrangle weeks and months away, as you Quakers are wrangling over some petty question of taxation which a man of sense would settle in five minutes?
I am ashamed of Philadelphia! The whole world will be pointing the finger of scorn at us.

We are acting like cowards--like fools--not like men! If there were but a man to lead us forth, I and a hundred stout fellows would start forth to the border country tomorrow to wage war with those villainous Indians and their more villainous allies the crafty sons of France." "Have patience, friend," said the Quaker youth, with his solemn air; "I tell thee that the Assembly is in the right.

Who are the Penns these proprietaries--that their lands should be exempt from taxation?
If the Governor will yield that point, then will the Assembly raise the needful aid for keeping in check the enemy, albeit it goes sorely against their righteous souls.