Institutions May Crumble And Governments

The Exact Measure Of The Progress Of Civilization Is The Degree In Which The Intelligence Of The Common Mind Has Prevailed Over Wealth And Brute Force.

In 1688 England Contracted To The Netherlands The Highest Debt That One Nation Can Owe To Another. Herself Not Knowing How To Recover Her Liberties, They Were Restored By Men Of The United Provinces.

By Common Consent, Gray Hairs Are A Crown Of Glory: The Only Object Of Respect That Can Never Excite Envy.

Beauty Is But The Sensible Image Of The Infinite. Like Truth And Justice, It Lives Within Us; Like Virtue And The Moral Law, It Is A Companion Of The Soul.

Where The People Possess No Authority, Their Rights Obtain No Respect.