Bad Men Cannot Make Good

. . . Virtue, Morality, And Religion. This Is The Armor, My Friend, And This Alone That Renders Us Invincible. These Are The Tactics We Should Study. If We Lose These, We Are Conquered, Fallen Indeed . . . So Long As Our Manners And Principles Remain Sound, There Is No Danger.

Show Me That Age And Country Where The Rights And Liberties Of The People Were Placed On The Sole Chance Of Their Rulers Being Good Men, Without A Consequent Loss Of Liberty?

Being A Christian... Is A Character Which I Prize Far Above All This World Has Or Can Boast.

Suspicion Is A Virtue, If In The Interests Of The Good Of The People.

Fear Is The Passion Of Slaves.