There is such seduction in a library of good books that I cannot resist the temptation to luxuriate in reading.

Whether to the nation or to the state, no service can be or ever will be rendered by a more able or a more faithful public servant.

Let us consider an alternative style of thinking, which we can call 'creative thinking.' It is playfully instructive to note that the word 'reactive' and the word 'creative' are made up of exactly the same letters. The only difference between the two is that you 'C' [see] differently.

The harmony of the nation is promoted and the whole Union is knit together by the sentiments of mutual respect, the habits of social intercourse, and the ties of personal friendship formed between the representatives of its several parts in the performance of their service at this metropolis.

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.

And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of order, the Fountain of justice, and the Protector, in all ages of the world, of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its government, and give it all possible success and duration, consistent with the ends of His providence.

Duty is ours, results are God's.