I Thank God, I Have Been Able,

That No Free Government, Nor The Blessings Of Liberty, Can Be Preserved To Any People, But By A Firm Adherence To Justice, Moderation, Temperance, Frugality, And Virtue; By Frequent Recurrence To Fundamental Principles; And By The Recognition By All Citizens That They Have Duties As Well As Rights, And That Such Rights Cannot Be Enjoyed Save In A Society Where Law Is Respected And Due Process Is Observed.

A Few Years' Experience Will Convince Us That Those Things Which At The Time They Happened We Regarded As Our Greatest Misfortunes Have Proved Our Greatest Blessings.

Every Society, All Government, And Every Kind Of Civil Compact Therefore, Is Or Ought To Be, Calculated For The General Good And Safety Of The Community.

All Men Have An Equal, Natural And Unalienable Right To The Free Exercise Of Religion, According To The Dictates Of Conscience; And That No Particular Sect Or Society Of Christians Ought To Be Favored Or Established By Law In Preference To Others.

Government Is, Or Ought To Be Instituted For The Common Benefit, Protection, And Security Of The People, Nation, Or Community... When Any Government Shall Be Found Inadequate Or Contrary To These Purposes, A Majority Of The Community Hath An Indubitable, Inalienable, And Indefeasible Right To Reform, Alter, Or Abolish It, In Such Manner As Shall Be Judged Most Conducive To The Public Weal.