I have lived temperately....I double the doctor's recommendation of a glass and a half wine each day and even treble it with a friend.

The greatest honor of a man is in doing good to his fellow men, not in destroying them.

The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty ... students perusal of the sacred volume will make us better citizens.

All men are created equal.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. ... Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself. ... The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. ... I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. ... The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.

Lake George is without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw; formed by a contour of mountains into a basin... finely interspersed with islands, its water limpid as crystal, and the mountain sides covered with rich groves... down to the water-edge: here and there precipices of rock to checker the scene and save it from monotony.

There is no King, who, with sufficient force, is not always ready to make himself absolute.