Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do--then do it with all your strength.

In politics as in religion, my tenets are few and simple. The leading one of which, and indeed that which embraces most others, is to be honest and just ourselves and to exact it from others, meddling as little as possible in their affairs where our own are not involved. If this maxim was generally adopted, wars would cease and our swords would soon be converted into reap hooks and our harvests be more peaceful, abundant, and happy.

Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabrick of Freedom and Empire on the broad basis of Independency; who have assisted in protecting the rights of humane nature and establishing an Asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations and religions.

No taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant.

Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection.

It is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare.

As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.