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Edward Rutledge
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“I hope the Friends of Federal Government may be as successful in New York, as they have been in South Carolina. We had a tedious but trifling opposition to contend with. We had prejudices to contend with and sacrifices to make. Yet they were worth making for the good old cause. — People become more and more satisfied with the adoption, and if well administered, and administered with moderation they will cherish and bless those who have offered them a Constitution which will secure to them all the Advantages that flow from good government.”
Edward Rutledge (1749–1800) first seen 1782 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to John Jay (20 June 1788), published in The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay 1782-1793 (1793), p. 339
“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 or for the discharge of any other then the most immediate and pressing concerns.”
Edward Rutledge (1749–1800) said by 1800 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997) by James Haw; ), p. 233
“Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense.”
Edward Rutledge (1749–1800) said by 1800 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997) by James Haw, p. 269
“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 (1749–1800) said by 1800 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997) by James Haw, p. 272