There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.

The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.

I always enjoy animal acts.

Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.

I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves

These things do not happen by chance. There is much less luck in public affairs than some suppose.

Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.