Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

The parent storms, the child looks on, catches the lineaments of wrath, puts on the same airs in the circle of smaller slaves, gives a loose to the worst of passions, and thus nursed, educated and daily exercised in tyranny, cannot but be stamped by it with odious peculiarities.

music, drawing, books, invention & exercise will be so many resources to you against ennui.

We will be soldiers, so our sons may be farmers, so their sons may be artists

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

A little rebellion now and then... is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.

Rebellion to tyranny is obedience to God.