Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stileswas an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian and author. He was seventh president of Yale College...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth29 November 1727
CountryUnited States of America
war heaven instance
War, in some instances, especially defensive, has been authorized by Heaven.
exercise liberty body
The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into one body for the liberty, free exercise, and unmolested enjoyment of this right.
world trade
Our trade opens to all the world.
new-york constitution maryland
The constitutions of Maryland and New York are founded in higher wisdom.
people peculiar united-states
The United States are under peculiar obligations to become a holy people unto the Lord our God.
america errands forgotten
Let the grand errand into America never be forgotten.
law government justice
Besides a happy policy as to civil government, it is necessary to institute a system of law and jurisprudence founded in justice, equity, and public right.
giving liberty united-states
It gives me pleasure to find that public liberty is effectually secured in each and all the policies of the United States, though somewhat differently modeled.
people originals property
With the people, especially a people seized of property, resides the aggregate of original power.
wisdom justice world
In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom.