I Had Heard My Father Say That

Had I Been Chosen President Again, I Am Certain I Could Not Have Lived Another Year.

The Truth Is That Neither Then Nor At Any Former Time, Since I Had Attained My Maturity In Age, Reading And Reflection Had I Imbibed Any General Prejudice Against Kings, Or In Favour Of Them. It Appeared To Me Then As It Has Done Ever Since, That There Is A State Of Society In Which A Republican Government Is The Best, And In America The Only One.

Let Justice Be Done Though The Heavens Should Fall.

Everything In Life Should Be Done With Reflection.

There Are Two Ways To Conquer And Enslave A Country. One Is By The Sword. The Other Is By Debt.