The Firmest Security Of Peace Is The

Religious Discord Has Lost Her Sting; The Cumbrous Weapons Of Theological Warfare Are Antiquated: The Field Of Politics Supplies The Alchymists Of Our Times With Materials Of More Fatal Explosion, And The Butchers Of Mankind No Longer Travel To Another World For Instruments Of Cruelty And Destruction.

All Men Profess Honesty As Long As They Can. To Believe All Men Honest Would Be Folly. To Believe None So Is Something Worse.

Occasional War Is One Of The Rigorous Instruments In The Hands Of Providence To Give Tone To The Character Of Nations.

The Law Given From Sinai Was A Civil And Municipal As Well As A Moral And Religious Code.

To Furnish The Means Of Acquiring Knowledge Is The Greatest Benefit That Can Be Conferred Upon Mankind. It Prolongs Life Itself, And Enlarges The Sphere Of Existence.