The God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?

The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government

An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight. It is therefore imperative that the nation see to it that a suitable education be provided for all its citizens.

Earnestly recommended to all officers and soldiers, diligently to attend divine services.

Aristocrats fear the people, and wish to transfer all power to the higher classes of society.

The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens.

Agriculture, manufactures, commerce, and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise.