A Gentleman Of One Of The First

The Influence Of Each Human Being On Others In This Life Is A Kind Of Immortality.

I Have Myself, For Many Years, Made It A Practice To Read Through The Bible Once Ever Year.... My Custom Is, To Read Four To Five Chapters Every Morning Immediately After Rising From My Bed. I Employs About An Hour Of My Time.

Occasional War Is One Of The Rigorous Instruments In The Hands Of Providence To Give Tone To The Character Of Nations.

The Best Guarantee Against The Abuse Of Power Consists In The Freedom, The Purity, And The Frequency Of Popular Elections.

The Origin Of The Political Relations Between The United States And France Is Coeval With The First Years Of Our Independence. The Memory Of It Is Interwoven With That Of Our Arduous Struggle For National Existence. Weakened As It Has Occasionally Been Since That Time, It Can By Us Never Be Forgotten, And We Should Hail With Exultation The Moment Which Should Indicate A Recollection Equally Friendly In Spirit On The Part Of France.