[f]or Avoiding The Extremes Of Despotism Or

The Rich Will Strive To Establish Their Dominion And Enslave The Rest. They Always Did...they Always Will. They Will Have The Same Effect Here As Elsewhere, If We Do Not, By The Power Of Government, Keep Them In Their Proper Spheres.

[f]or Avoiding The Extremes Of Despotism Or Anarchy . . . The Only Ground Of Hope Must Be On The Morals Of The People. I Believe That Religion Is The Only Solid Base Of Morals And That Morals Are The Only Possible Support Of Free Governments. [t]herefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion And The Duties Of Man Towards God.

In Adopting The Republican Form Of Government, I Not Only Took It As A Man Does His Wife, For Better, For Worse, But, What Few Men Do With Their Wives, I Took It Knowing All Its Bad Qualities.

Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Toward God. These Duties Are, Internally, Love And Adoration: Externally, Devotion And Obedience; Therefore Provision Should Be Made For Maintaining Divine Worship As Well As Education. But Each One Has A Right To Entire Liberty As To Religious Opinions, For Religion Is The Relation Between God And Man; Therefore It Is Not Within The Reach Of Human Authority.

If The People Should Elect, They Will Never Fail To Prefer Some Man Of Distinguished Character, Or Services; Some Man, If He Might So Speak Of Continental Reputation.