We have dedicated ourselves to serve all Men in every Thing that can be helpful to the Preservation of Men's Lives, but we find no Freedom in giving, or doing, or assisting in any Thing by which Men's Lives are destroyed or hurt.  We beg the Patience of all those who believe we err in this Point.

Benjamin Hershey, 1775, as quoted by John L. Ruth, A Quiet and Peaceable Life, p. 77, Intercourse, PA 17534: Good Books, 1997.