Harvard Political Discourse, 1802

This is a sermon, given before the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston, at the Election of their officers, 1802. The Company, (chartered in 1638) is the oldest military organization in the U.S., still very active by maintaining a museum in Faneuil Hall in Boston. Past members include four U.S. Presidents, including John F. Kennedy. <p> Featured Quote: " What then would that government deserve to have said of it,which should level the bulwarks of the country on every side; prepare an easy ingress and egress for every plunderer, who might be tempted by the defenceless state of the country to ravage it.....THIS SOME MIGHT CALL STATE SUICIDE."</p>