in the spring he will attend your botanical course. his natural turn is very strongly to the objects of your two courses of lectures, and I hope you will have reason to be contended with his capacity & character.

If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than ought to have been expected; in other words, that the people have less regular control over their agents, than their rights and their interests require.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong.

The interests of a nation, when well understood, will be found to coincide with their moral duties.

Nothing can now be believed that is seen in a newspaper.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.