I duly acknowledge that I have gone through a long life, with fewer circumstances of affliction than are the lot of most men. Uninterrupted health, a competence for every reasonable want, usefulness to my fellow-citizens, a good portion of their esteem, no complaint against the world which has sufficiently honored me, and above all, a family which has blessed me by their affections, and never by their conduct given me a moment's pain.

What we learn to do, we learn by doing.

Private enterprise manages so much better all the concerns to which it is equal.

We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

I could say much about politics, our only entertainment here, but you would not care a fig about that.

Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.