I am fearful that the paper system will ruin the state. Its demoralizing effects are already seen and spoken of everywhere. I therefore protest against receiving any of that trash.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

Temporize not! It is always injurious.

I find virtue to be found amongst the farmers of the country alone, not about courts, where courtiers dwell.

The President is the direct representative of the American people and is elected by the people and responsible to them.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

Freemasonry is an ancient and respectable institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Wealth, power and talents are not necessary to the person of a Freemason. An unblemished character and a virtuous conduct are the only qualifications for admission into the Order.