William Shirley Quotes

• I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever.

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  William Shirley

  Law   Enemy   Arms  

  William Shirley, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (1973). “Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and military commander in America, 1731-1760”

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• The meanest inhabitants by their constant attendance generally form the majority and outvote the gentlemen, merchants and all the better Inhabitants!

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  William Shirley

  Gentleman   Majority   Attendance  

  4121

• Words alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.

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  William Shirley

  Reality   Greatness   Soul  

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• I don't flatter myself with much dependence upon the present disposition of the Eastern Indians, who are many ways liable to be drawn into a rupture with us by the artifices of the French, their own weakness and the influence which the French Missionary Priests have over them.

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  William Shirley

  Way   Weakness   Missionary  

  William Shirley, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (1973). “Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and military commander in America, 1731-1760”

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• Images have a unique power to impart that which is beyond words.

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  William Shirley

  Unique   Impart  

  2270

• Images adorn our inner life and carry great power there.

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  William Shirley

  Great Power   Inner Life  

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• My purpose is to inspire people of all walks of life to discover the virtue inherent within them and to bring forth that virtue in their daily lives.

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  William Shirley

  People   Inspire   Purpose  

  1749

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