I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

It is not by the consolidation or concentration of powers but by their distribution that good government is effected.

The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate.

Travelling is good for your health and necessary for your amusement.

There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.

...It is impossible, I say, for the human mind not to believe that there is in all this design, cause, and effect up to an Ultimate Cause-a Fabricator of all things, from matter and motion-their Preserver and Regulator while permitted to exist in their present forms-and their Regenerator into new and other forms.

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