“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
God“Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.”
Government“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
God“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.”
Alone“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.”
Government“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”
War“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”
Friendship“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”
Men“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.”
Success“War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.”
War“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God.”
God“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”
Power“The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.”
Government“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
Government“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
Alone“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
Men“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”
Experience“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
Happiness“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.”
Hope“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.”
Experience“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”
Alone“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.”
Friendship