Answer: Here is some information l found. “Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?”
“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
“The war is inevitable and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come”
He asks them "when shall we be stronger?" The colonies are consistently losing their ability to mount an attack--or even a defense--both because they are slowly being disarmed and because the British military presence is creeping ever closer.
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