Slavery Is A Foul Contagion In The

Mystery Is Made A Convenient Cover For Absurdity.

I Must Study Politicks And War That My Sons May Have Liberty To Study Mathematicks And Philosophy. My Sons Ought To Study Mathematicks And Philosophy, Geography, Natural History, Naval Architecture, Navigation, Commerce And Agriculture, In Order To Give Their Children A Right To Study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry And Porcelaine. (12 May 1780)

The Fundamental Law Of The Militia Is, That It Be Created, Directed And Commanded By The Laws, And Ever For The Support Of The Laws.

The Whole Drama Of The World Is Such Tragedy That I Am Weary Of The Spectacle.

The Declaration Of Independence Laid The Cornerstone Of Human Government Upon The First Precepts Of Christianity.