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A collection of notable quotations from a variety of Early Modern Era individuals. See the Guide for more details.
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Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense.— Edward Rutledge
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
I find that I agree fully with my good friend Patrick Henry when he said it cannot be emphasized too strongly or to often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on The Gosple of Jesus Christ.— Edward Rutledge
Oh for a fleet that could look the pourdest 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

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