If The People Should Elect,

He Asks How The Evil Is To Be Remedied. I Tell Him That There Seems To Be Little Chance For Avoiding The Extremes Of Despotism Or Anarchy; That The Only Ground Of Hope Must Be The Morals Of The People, But That These Are, I Fear, Too Corrupt.

The Education Of Young Citizens Ought To Form Them To Good Manners, To Accustom Them To Labor, To Inspire Them With A Love Of Order, And To Impress Them With Respect For. Lawful Authority. Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Towards God.

This Magistrate Is Not The King. The People Are The King.

I Look Forward Serenely To The Course Of Events, Confident That The Fountain Of Supreme Wisdom And Virtue Will Provide For The Happiness Of His Creatures... Whenever The Present Storm Subsides, I Shall Rush With Eagerness Into The Bosom Of Private Life, But While It Continues, And While My Country Calls For The Exertion Of That Little Share Of Abilities, Which It Has Pleased God To Bestow On Me, I Hold It My Indispensable Duty To Give Myself To Her.

There Must Be Religion. When That Ligament Is Torn, Society Is Disjointed And Its Members Perish... [t]he Most Important Of All Lessons Is The Denunciation Of Ruin To Every State That Rejects The Precepts Of Religion.