Be mild and firm. Apply your best exertions to put us in a proper posture of defense. Edward Rutledge More Quotes by Edward Rutledge More Quotes From Edward Rutledge 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. Edward Rutledge real reflection evil