As the War Office of the United States was established in a time of peace, it is equally reasonable that a Peace Office should be established in a time of War.

Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.

I shall be better satisfied if the same can be said of me as was said of the prophet of old, "That I walked in the fear of the Lord, and begat sons and daughters" [Genesis 5:22], than if it were inscribed on my tombstone that I governed the councils or commanded the arms of the whole continent of America.

Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.

Let the children...be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education.

Beer is a wholesome liquor.....it abounds with nourishment

By withholding the knowledge of [the Scriptures] from children, we deprive ourselves of the best means of awakening moral sensibility in their minds.