I Thank God, I Have Been Able,

Our All Is At Stake, And The Little Conveniencys And Comforts Of Life, When Set In Competition With Our Liberty, Ought To Be Rejected Not With Reluctance But With Pleasure.

As Nations Can Not Be Rewarded Or Punished In The Next World They Must Be In This.

In All Our Associations; In All Our Agreements Let Us Never Lose Sight Of This Fundamental Maxim - That All Power Was Originally Lodged In, And Consequently Is Derived From, The People.

One Of The First Principles Of Decorative Art Is That In All Manufactures Ornament Must Hold A Place Subordinate To That Of Utility; And When, By Its Exuberance, Ornament Interferes With Utility, It Is Misplaced And Vulgar.

I Am Now Pretty Far Advanced In Life, And All My Views Are Center'd In The Happiness And Well-fare Of My Children; You Will Therefore Find From Me Every Indulgence Which You Have A Right To Expect From An Affectionate Parent.