American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775-January 10, 1863) was a renowned Presbyterian clergyman in New England. He preached in Boston and Cincinnati, where he later became President of Lane Theological Seminary. He was the father of both Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most eloquent preachers of his time, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which greatly precipitated the abolition of slavery. In 1831, Lyman Beecher wrote in the newspaper, The Spirit of the Pilgrims: <The Government of God is the only government which will hold society, against depravity within and temptation without; and this it...

Daniel O'Connell (August 6, 1775-May 15, 1847) was an Irish patriotic leader and member of the English Parliament, 1829-47. A famous orator, Daniel O'Connell was known as "The Liberator," as he was responsible for the Catholic Emancipation Act in England: <Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.> 1775DC001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1775DC001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Daniel O'Connell. Lewis C. Henry, Best Quotations For All Occasions (Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1961), p. 179.

Georgia Provincial Congress (July 7, 1775) received from Savannah, the Provincial Governor's appointment of a Day of Fasting and Prayer: <Gentlemen: I have taken the opinion of His Majesty's Council relative to the request made by the gentlemen who have assembled together by the name of a Provincial Congress, and must premise, that I cannot consider that meeting as constitutional; but as the request is expressed in such loyal and dutiful terms, and the ends proposed being such as every good man must most ardently wish for, I will certainly appoint a day of Fasting and Prayer to be observed throughout this...

Continental Congress (July 6, 1775) passed the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms, composed by Thomas Jefferson, to explain to the British why militiamen from several Colonies began to gather near Boston: <But a reverence for our great Creator, principles of humanity, and the dictates of common sense, must convince all those who reflect upon the subject, that government was instituted to promote the welfare of mankind, and ought to be administered for the attainment of that end.... Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. Our internal resources are great, and if necessary, foreign assistance...

Georgia Provincial Congress (July 5, 1775) in its request for a Day of Fasting and Prayer, stated: <A motion was made and seconded, that this Congress apply to his Excellency the Governour, by message, requesting him to appoint a day of Fasting and Prayer throughout this Province, on account of the disputes subsisting between America and the Parent State; which being unanimously passed in the affirmative.> 1775GP002 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1775GP002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Georgia Provincial Congress. July 5, 1775. Verna M. Hall and Rosalie...