The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery.

If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.

While the farmer holds the title to the land, actually, it belongs to all the people because civilization itself rests upon the soil.

It is important to strengthen the State governments; and as this cannot be done by any change in the Federal Constitution (for the preservation of that is all we need contend for), it must be done by the States themselves, erecting such barriers at the constitutional line as cannot be surmounted either by themselves or by the General Government. The only barrier in their power is a wise government. A weak one will lose ground in every contest.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him.