It may be laid down as a primary position,
and the basis of our system,
that every Citizen who enjoys,
the protection of a Free Government,
owes not only a proportion of his property,
but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
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It may be laid down as a primary position,
and the basis of our system,
that every Citizen who enjoys,
the protection of a Free Government,
owes not only a proportion of his property,
but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
Travel isn’t always pretty.
It isn’t always comfortable.
Sometimes it hurts,
it even breaks your heart.
But that’s okay.
The journey changes you;
it should change you.
Cautious,
careful people always casting about to preserve their reputations…
can never effect a reform.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery,
I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Many people resented my impatience and honesty,
but I never cared about acceptance as much as
I cared about respect.