When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.

Men possessing minds of the first order and who have had opportunities of being known and of acquiring the general confidence do not abound in any country beyond the wants of the country.

Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty.

A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful Land, traversing all the seas with the rich production of their Industry.

They are exactly the persons who are to succeed to the government of our country and to rule its future enmities, its friendships and fortunes.

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.

The law for religious freedom... [has]put down the aristocracy of the clergy and restored to the citizen the freedom of the mind.