Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

That no free government, nor the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles; and by the recognition by all citizens that they have duties as well as rights, and that such rights cannot be enjoyed save in a society where law is respected and due process is observed.

I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.

I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.

The question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people.

I begin to grow heartily tired of the etiquette and nonsense so fashionable in this city.

Slavery discourages arts and manufactures.