The Christian priesthood, finding the doctrines of Christ leveled to every understanding, and too plain to need explanation, saw, in the mysticism of Plato, materials with which they might build up an artificial system which might, from it's indistinctness, admit everlasting controversy, give employment for their order, and introduce it to profit, power and pre-eminence.

Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.

War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.

Circumstances sometimes require, that rights the most unquestionable should be advanced with delicacy.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

No one has a right to obstruct another exercising his faculties innocently for the relief of sensibilities made a part of his nature.