Home › Authors › Edward Rutledge
Edward Rutledge Quotes
1749–1800 United States
Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American statesman, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and governor of South Carolina.
United States Activists Lawyers Politicians Also known as: Edward rutledge, Rutledge, Edward
Random Edward Rutledge quote
4 quotes
Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense.
John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997)
I always considered an idle Life, as a real evil, but, a life of such hurry, such constant hurry, leaves us scarcely a moment for reflection or for the discharge of any other then the most immediate and pressing concerns.
John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997)
Oh for a fleet that could look the proudest power in Europe in the face, on this our rightful Western Ocean! But alas, it must be left to posterity — at the age of 50 I can't expect to view it unless from above.
John and Edward Rutledge of South Carolina (1997)
I find that I can agree fully with my good friend Patrick Henry when he said it cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Misattributed