"Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in q proper posture of defense" - Edward Rutledge
"I always considered an idle Life, as a real evil, but, a life of such hurry, such constant hurry leaves us scarcely a moment for reflection for the discharge of any other then the most immediate and pressing concerns" -Edward Rutledge
"Oh for a fleet that could look the proudest power in Europe in the face, on this our rightful Western Ocean! But alas, it must be left to posterity-at the age of 50 I can't expect to view it unless from above" -Edward Rutledge
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Book of Quotes
PoetryJust a book filled with quotes from famous and infamous people.