Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.- George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
