The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished.

We feel something like respect for consistency even in error. We lament the virtue that is debauched into a vice; but the vice that affects a virtue becomes the more detestable.

It will be proper to take a review of the several sources from which governments have arisen, and on which they have been founded.

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.

The birthday of a new world is at hand.

As to religion, I hold it to be the indispensable duty of all government to protect all conscientious professors thereof, and I know of no other business which government hath to do therewith.

Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry.