I Cannot Ask Of Heaven

And May That Being Who Is Supreme Over All, The Patron Of Order, The Fountain Of Justice, And The Protector, In All Ages Of The World, Of Virtuous Liberty, Continue His Blessing Upon This Nation And Its Government, And Give It All Possible Success And Duration, Consistent With The Ends Of His Providence.

Not Stones, Nor Wood, Nor The Art Of Artisans Make A State; But Where Men Are Who Know How To Take Care Of Themselves, These Are Cities And Walls.

The Constitution Had Provided That All The Public Functionaries Of The Union...should Be Under Oath Or Affirmation For Its Support. The Homage Of Religious Faith Was Thus Superadded To All The Obligations Of Temporal Law To Give It Strength.

From The Day Of The Declaration...they (the American People) Were Bound By The Laws Of God, Which They All, And By The Laws Of The Gospel, Which They Nearly All, Acknowledge As The Rules Of Their Conduct.

America Is A Friend Of Freedom Everywhere, But A Custodian Only Of Our Own.