Who Are The Militia? They Consist Now

All Men Are By Nature Born Equally Free And Independent.

Who Are The Militia? They Consist Now Of The Whole People, Except A Few Public Officers. But I Cannot Say Who Will Be The Militia Of The Future Day. If That Paper On The Table [the Constitution] Gets No Alteration, The Militia Of The Future Day May Not Consist Of All Classes, High And Low, And Rich And Poor.

That In All Capital Or Criminal Prosecutions A Man Bath A Right To Demand The Cause And Nature Of His Accusation, To Be Confronted With The Accusers And Witnesses, To Call For Evidence In His Favor, And To A Speedy Trial By An Impartial Jury Of Twelve Men Of His Vicinage, Without Whose Unanimous Consent He Cannot Be Found Guilty; Nor Can He Be Compelled To Give Evidence Against Himself; That No Man Be Deprived Of His Liberty, Except By The Law Of The Land Or The Judgment Of His Peers.

Slavery Discourages Arts And Manufacturing ...[and] Every Master Of Slaves Is Born A Petty Tyrant.

This Cold Weather Has Set All The Young Folks To Providing Bedfellows. I Have Signed Two Or Three Licences Every Day [as A Fairfax Justice Of The Peace] Since I Have Been At Home. I Wish I Knew Where To Get A Good One Myself; For I Find Cold Sheets Extreamly Disagreeable.