Controversy Is Only Dreaded By The Advocates

I Do Not Believe That The Constitution Was The Offspring Of Inspiration, But I Am As Satisfied That It Is As Much The Work Of A Divine Providence As Any Of The Miracles Recorded In The Old And New Testament.

Upon My Return From The Army To Baltimore In The Winter Of 1777, I Sat Next To John Adams In Congress, And Upon My Whispering To Him And Asking Him If He Thought We Should Succeed In Our Struggle With Great Britain, He Answered Me, "yes-if We Fear God And Repent Of Our Sins."

Scandal Dies Sooner Of Itself, Than We Could Kill It.

The American War Is Over; But This Far From Being The Case With The American Revolution. On The Contrary, Nothing But The First Act Of The Drama Is Closed. It Remains Yet To Establish And Perfect Our New Forms Of Government, And To Prepare The Principles, Morals, And Manners Of Our Citizens For These Forms Of Government After They Are Established And Brought To Perfection.

If Moral Precepts Alone Could Have Reformed Mankind, The Mission Of The Son Of God Into All The World Would Have Been Unnecessary. The Perfect Morality Of The Gospel Rests Upon The Doctrine Which, Though Often Controverted Has Never Been Refuted: I Mean The Vicarious Life And Death Of The Son Of God.