“The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a w...” — William H. Wharton Quote

“The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession.”

“In my last I contended that none of those ties which are necessary to bind a people together and make them one, existed between the colonists and Mexicans.”

“Who of us knows or can by possibility arrive at a knowledge of the laws that govern our property and lives?”

“Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn't seem to want.”

“Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from.”

“When a government is in fear of dissent from its own citizens, and when its reaction is to shut out that dissent, we should all worry.”