We Came Equals Into This World, And

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.

I Have Been For Some Time In Retirement, And Shall Not Probably Return Again To Public Life; Yet My Anxiety For My Country, In These Times Of Danger, Makes Me Sometimes Dabble A Little In Politicks, And Keep Up A Correspondence With Some Men Upon The Public Stage.

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.

Those Gentlemen, Who Will Be Elected Senators, Will Fix Themselves In The Federal Town, And Become Citizens Of That Town More Than Of Your State.

Who Are The Militia, If They Be Not The People, Of This Country...? I Ask Who Are The Militia? They Consist Now Of The Whole People, Except A Few Public Officers.