If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.

It will take a thousand years for the frontier to reach the Pacific

Religion, morality, and knowledge are necessary for good government... Therefore schools and the means of educating the people should always be encouraged.

The moral sense is as much a part of our constitution as that of feeling, seeing, or hearing.

My passion strengthens daily to quit political turmoil, and retire into the bosom of my family, the only scene of sincere and purehappiness.

life is of no value but as it brings gratifications. among the most valuable of these is rational society. it informs the mind, sweetens the temper, chears our spirits, and promotes health.