John Hancock Quotes
In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us, as Men and Christians, to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be taken to ward off the impending judgments, ...at the same time all confidence must be withheld from the means we use; and reposed only on that God rules in the armies of Heaven, and without His whole blessing, the best human counsels are but foolishness.
Hancock, John. "Resolution for a Day of Fasting and Prayer, 15 April 1775." The Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts in 1774 and 1775, edited by William Lincoln, Dutton and Wentworth, 1838, p. 147.
John Hancock was an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term "John Hancock" or "Hancock" has become a synonym in the United States for one's signature.
