Our ancient laws expressly declare that those who are but delegates themselves shall not delegate to others powers which require judgment and integrity in their exercise.

It is to them I look, to the rising generation, and not to the one now in power, for these great reformations i.e., emancipation of slaves and settlement of the Virginia constitution on a firmer and more permanent basis.

The difficulty is no longer to find candidates for the offices, but offices for the candidates.

And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

Communities should be planned with an eye to the effect on the human spirit of being continually surrounded by a maximum of beauty.

Government as well as religion has furnished its schisms, its persecutions and its devices for fattening idleness on the earnings of the people.

Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.