Such is my veneration for every religion that reveals the attributes of the Deity, or a future state of rewards and punishments, that I had rather see the opinions of Confucius or Mahomed inculcated upon our youth than see them grow up wholly devoid of a system of religious principles.

Now if the study of the Scriptures be necessary to our happiness at any time in our life, the sooner we begin to read them, the more we shall be attached to them.

The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

Without Virtue there can be no liberty

I anticipate the Day when to command Respect in the remotest Regions it will be sufficient to say I am an American.

The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution.

If we were to remove the Bible from public schools we would be wasting so much time punishing crimes and taking so little pains to prevent them.