Book of Quotes

Infamous Declaration of Independence Signer

"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