It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity.

But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the public deliberations. It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are rejected. It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the prospective wants of the Government.

It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

If your past is limited, your future is boundless.