The evils of war are great in their endurance, and have a long reckoning for ages to come.

An elective despotism was not the government we fought for.

A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive.

It has been thought that the people are not competent electors of judges learned in the law. But I do not know this to be true, and, if doubtful, we should follow principle.

Without health there is no happiness. An attention to health, then, should take the place of every other object.

I have indeed two great measures at heart, without which no republic can maintain itself in strength: 1. That of general education, to enable every man to judge for himself what will secure or endanger his freedom. 2. To divide every county into hundreds, of such size that all the children of each will be within reach of a central school in it.

The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.