The laws are the sole guardians of right, and when the magistrate dares not act, every person is insecure.
Noah WebsterBut while property is considered as the basis of the freedom of the American yeomanry, there are other auxiliary supports; among which is the information of the people. In no country, is education so general - in no country, have the body of the people such a knowledge of the rights of men and the principles of government. This knowledge, joined with a keen sense of liberty and a watchful jealousy, will guard our constitutions and awaken the people to an instantaneous resistance of encroachments.
Noah WebsterThe Moral Law is summarily contained in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments; written by the finger of God on two tablets of stone, and delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Noah WebsterThe Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as in all social transactions.
Noah Webster