As to war, I am and always was a great enemy, at the same time a warrior the greater part of my life and were I young again, should still be a warrior while ever this country should be invaded and I lived.

The statement frames a familiar Revolutionary-era posture: a principled dislike of war paired with a readiness to fight in defense of one’s country. Morgan casts himself not as a lover of violence but as someone whose life circumstances and sense of duty made him a soldier. The conditional—he would fight again only if the country were invaded—draws a moral boundary between aggressive war and defensive resistance. In effect, the quote argues that martial service can be compatible with humane values when it is compelled by necessity and directed toward protecting home and liberty rather than conquest.