 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 pages
...possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not light alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies...— and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, let it come. It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace ! peace ! — but there is no... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1851 - 328 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...and let it come ! I repeat it, sir, — let it come ! It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace — but there is no peace.... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1851 - 610 pages
...the strong alone ; but to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, we have no longer a choice. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too...of Boston. The war is inevitable, and let it come ! Gentlemen may cry, 'Peace! Peace!' — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next... | |
 | William John Bennett - 1997 - 440 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...and let it come!! I repeat it, sir, let it come!!! "It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace — but there is no peace.... | |
 | Frank R. Shivers - 1998 - 348 pages
...Wirt's, not Henry's. Here is the ending of the speech, including Wirt's description of the moment: "There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!...heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable — let it come.'! I repeat it, sir, let it come!!! "It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen... | |
 | Owen Collins - 1999 - 464 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...- and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come. It is in vain, sir, to extentuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace - but there is no peace.... | |
 | George Anastaplo - 2001 - 392 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...be heard on the plains of Boston! . . . The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding... | |
 | Alan Axelrod - 2000 - 426 pages
...speak: Fightin' Words The House of Burgesses was the lower house of the colonial Assembly of Virgin ia. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!...— and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" — but there is no... | |
 | Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna - 1999 - 978 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...retire from the contest. There is no retreat, but in suhmission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may he heard on the plains of Boston!... | |
 | Diane Ravitch - 2000 - 662 pages
...our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we...— and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come! It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace — but there is no peace.... | |
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Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery ! Our chains are forged ; their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The... 
