He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

Old Tubal Cain was a man of might In the days when earth was young.

In reading The History of Nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities, their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first.

He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free.

Three causes especially have excited the discontent of mankind; and, by impelling us to seek remedies for the irremediable, have bewildered us in a maze of madness and error. These are death, toil, and the ignorance of the future.

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.