No Evil Can Result From

There Is A Power In Public Opinion In This Country - And I Thank God For It: For It Is The Most Honest And Best Of All Powers - Which Will Not Tolerate An Incompetent Or Unworthy Man To Hold In His Weak Or Wicked Hands The Lives And Fortunes Of His Fellow-citizens.

The Less Government Interferes With Private Pursuits, The Better For General Prosperity.

Those Who Have Wrought Great Changes In The World Never Succeeded By Gaining Over Chiefs; But Always By Exciting The Multitude. The First Is The Resource Of Intrigue And Produces Only Secondary Results, The Second Is The Resort Of Genius And Transforms The Universe.

In A Government Whose Distinguishing Characteristic Should Be A Diffusion And Equalization Of Its Benefits And Burdens The Advantage Of Individuals Will Be Augmented At The Expense Of The Community At Large.

It Seems Proper, At All Events, That By An Early Enactment Similar To That Of Other Countries The Application Of Public Money By An Officer Of Government To Private Uses Should Be Made A Felony And Visited With Severe And Ignominious Punishment.