CSPAN2 June 14, 2009
antto preserve the liberty and civil rights of his countrymen. this duty stimulated his brain. it appealed to his ego. it bolstered his self confidence. he discovered that the talents that had earned him success as a provincial lawyer, his speech and his sagacity, suited him as well in this larger theater. he had arrived somewhat timidly at the first continental congress, wondering how he would measure up to the great delegates from other states. to his satisfaction, if not his amazement, he measured up. now he had joined with them, in an undertaking that consumed his attention and h...