Tranquility is the old man's milk.

Now I will avow, that I then believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God; and that those principles of liberty are as unalterable as human nature and our terrestrial, mundane system.

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.

Drawing ... is an innocent & engaging amusement, often useful, and a qualification not to be neglected in one who is to become a mother & an instructor.

The following [addition to the Bill of Rights] would have pleased me: The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to speak, to write, or otherwise to publish anything but false facts affecting injuriously the life, liberty or reputation of others, or affecting the peace of the [United States] with foreign nations.

Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.

You see I am an enthusiast on the subject of the arts.