In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth & protection of the country.

Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt, than to do without any article whatever which we may seem to want.

Every man is under the natural duty of contributing to the necessities of the society; and this is all the laws should enforce on him.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

My heart trembles when I reflect that God is just