This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed. Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people. Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. |