Preparation For War Is A Constant Stimulus

A Little Flattery Will Support A Man Through Great Fatigue.

[in A Republic,] It Is Not The People Themselves Who Make The Decisions, But The People They Themselves Choose To Stand In Their Places.

In Wars Of The European Powers In Matters Relating To Themselves We Have Never Taken Any Part, Nor Does It Comport With Our Policy So To Do

Before Any Man Can Be Considered As A Member Of Civil Society, He Must Be Considered As A Subject Of The Governor Of The Universe. And To The Same Divine Author Of Every Good And Perfect Gift We Are Indebted For All Those Privileges And Advantages, Religious As Well As Civil, Which Are So Richly Enjoyed In This Favored Land.

The American Continents, By The Free And Independent Condition By Which They Have Assumed And Maintained, Are Henceforth Not To Be Considered As Subjects For Future Colonization By Any European Powers.