Quote#Wisdom
As a natural right, belongs to none but those who have been born of…
Quote byDavid Ramsay · 1749–1815
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Dissertation on the Manners of Acquiring the Character and Privileges of a Citizen (1789).
English (original)
As a natural right, belongs to none but those who have been born of citizens.
— David Ramsay
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Citizenship by inheritance belongs to none but the children of those Americans, who, having survived the Declaration of Independence, acquired that adventitious character in their own right, and transmitted it to their offspring.
Citizenship is the inheritance of the children of those who have taken part in the late revolution; but this is confined exclusively to the children of those who were themselves citizens.
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
What great Effects from slender Causes flow!
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.
But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.
