Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America's heart, her benedictions and her prayers.

The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.

America... goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

His face is livid, gaunt his whole body, his breath is green with gall; his tongue drips poison.

The laws of man may bind him in chains or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy.

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence.