Equality, In A Social Sense, May Be

The Americans... Are Almost Ignorant Of The Art Of Music, One Of The Most Elevating, Innocent And Refining Of Human Tastes, Whose Influence On The Habits And Morals Of A People Is Of The Most Beneficial Tendency.

The Tendency Of Democracies Is, In All Things, To Mediocrity.

Principles . . . Become Modified In Practice, By Facts.

Whenever The Government Of The United States Shall Break Up, It Will Probably Be In Consequence Of A False Direction Having Been Given To Publick Opinion. This Is The Weak Point Of Our Defenses, And The Part To Which The Enemies Of The System Will Direct All Their Attacks. Opinion Can Be So Perverted As To Cause The False To Seem The True; The Enemy, A Friend, And The Friend, An Enemy; The Best Interests Of The Nation To Appear Insignificant, And Trifles Of Moment; In A Word, The Right The Wrong, And The Wrong The Right.

The Novice In The Military Art Flew From Point To Point, Retarding His Own Preparations By The Excess Of His Violent And Somewhat Distempered Zeal; While The More Practiced Veteran Made His Arrangements With A Deliberation That Scorned Every Appearance Of Haste