Works
Speeches, legal and political, (as they have been gathered from traditionary reports).
See his Life by Wirt, Tyler, and W. W. Henry, his grandson.
Remark on Slavery
Slavery is detested. We feel its fatal effects. We deplore it with all the pity of humanity.
Not Bound by State Lines, (From the Opening Speech of the First Continental Congress, 1774.)
I am not a Virginian. I am an American.
If This Be Treason, (Speech in House of Burgesses, 1765.)
Cæsar had his Brutus—Charles the First, his Cromwell,—and George the Third—(“Treason!” cried the Speaker)—may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.