Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused into the minds of a whole people....The feeling of equality which they proudly cherish does not proceed from an ignorance of their station, but from the knowledge of their rights; and it is this knowledge which will render it so exceedingly difficult for any tyrant ever to triumph over the liberties of our country.

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused into the minds of a whole people....The feeling of equality which they proudly cherish does not proceed from an ignorance of their station, but from the knowledge of their rights; and it is this knowledge which will render it so exceedingly difficult for any tyrant ever to triumph over the liberties of our country.

There can be no education without leisure; and without leisure, education is worthless.

many tender, delicate mothers, seem to think that to make their children eat, is all that is requisite to make them great.

What a ready passport wealth gives its possessor to the good opinions of this world!

Water is the grand epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty.