Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality.

Do not neglect your music. It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.

It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt.

The Declaration of Independence . . . [is the] declaratory charter of our rights, and the rights of man.

Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle. The real extent of this state of misinformation is known only to those who are in situations to confront facts within their knowledge with the lies of the day.

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them, they cannot love us.

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.