Happy Birthday Ethan Allen!

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.

While we are under the tyranny of Priests, it will ever be their interest, to invalidate the law of nature and reason, in order to establish systems incompatible therewith.

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased; but in those parts of it as are barbarous and ignorant, miracles are still in vogue.

Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well, let 'em wait.

Sie warten? Sie warten? Na gut, lass sie warten.

The gods of the valley are not the gods of the hills, and you shall understand it.

In the name of the great Jehovah, and the Continental Congress!

It is bad policy to fear the resentment of an enemy.

Ever since I arrived to a state of manhood, I have felt a sincere passion for liberty. The history of nations doomed to perpetual slavery, in consequence of yielding up to tyrants their natural born liberties, I read with a sort of philosophical horror; so that the first systematical and bloody attempt at Lexington, to enslave America, thoroughly electrified my mind, and fully determined me to take part with my country.

I didn’t hire you to come here and lie! That’s a true note. I signed it. I’ll pay it.… What I employed you for was to get this business put over to the next court — not come here and lie and juggle about it!

For mankind to hate truth as it may bring their evil deeds to light and punishment, is very easy and common, but to hate truth as truth, or God as God, which is the same as to hate goodness for its own sake, unconnected with any other consequences, is impossible even to a (premised) diabolical nature itself.

In response to an attending doctor who attempted to comfort him by saying, "General, I fear the angels are waiting for you." Waiting are they? Waiting are they? Well-let 'em wait.