To Believe All Men Honest

I Must Study Politics And War That My Sons May Have Liberty To Study Mathematics And Philosophy.

I Consider A Decent Respect For Christianity Among The Best Recommendations For Public Service.

Riches Attract Attention, Consideration, And Congratulations Of Mankind.

There Is But One Element Of Government, And That Is The People. From This Element Spring All Governments. "for A Nation To Be Free, It Is Only Necessary That She Wills It." For A Nation To Be Slave, It Is Only Necessary That She Wills It.

Twenty Times, In The Course Of My Late Reading, Have I Been On The Point Of Breaking Out, 'this Would Be The Best Of All Possible Worlds, If There Were No Religion In It!' But In This Exclamation, I Should Have Been As Fanatical As Bryant Or Cleverly. Without Religion, This World Would Be Something Not Fit To Be Mentioned In Public Company-i Mean Hell.