It would seem, then, to be the part of political wisdom to found government on property; and to establish such distribution of property, by the laws which regulate its transmission and alienation, as to interest the great majority of society in the protection of the government.

The freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable, if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation of property in a few hands, and to render the great mass of the population dependent and penniless.

A solemn and religious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element of all true greatness.

Lastly, our ancestors established their system of government on morality and religious sentiment. Moral habits, they believed, cannot safely be trusted on any other foundation than religious principle, nor any government be secure which is not supported by moral habits.... Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.