"I have taken possession of this land for His Majesty King George III, despite the natives' claims."

"They are the natural, and in the strictest sense of the word, the legal possessors of the several Regions they inhabit. . .. They may naturally and justly attempt to repell intruders, whom they may ap…"

"These savages understand nothing but force, and it is by fear alone that they can be kept in check."

"To check the petulance of the Sailors, and restrain the wanton use of Fire Arms. To have it still in view that sheding the blood of those people is a crime of the highest nature."

"Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go."