Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise.

The only foundation for useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion.

From the dissensions among Sects themselves arise necessarily a right of choosing and necessity of deliberating to which we will conform. But if we choose for ourselves, we must allow others to choose also, and so reciprocally, this establishes religious liberty.

The cement of this union is in the heart blood of every American. I do not believe there is on earth a government established on so immovable a basis.

The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights.

I advance with obedience to the work, ready to retire from it whenever you become sensible how much better choice it is in your power to make.

The people are not always well-informed, but is better that they have misconceptions that make them restless than that they be lethargic-for lethargy in the people means death for republics.