Where Annual Elections End Where Slavery Begins.

I Speak As A Man Of The World To Men Of The World; And I Say To You, Search The Scriptures! The Bible Is The Book Of All Others, To Be Read At All Ages, And In All Conditions Of Human Life; Not To Be Read Once Or Twice Or Thrice Through, And Then Laid Aside, But To Be Read In Small Portions Of One Or Two Chapters Every Day, And Never To Be Intermitted, Unless By Some Overruling Necessity.

Not Stones, Nor Wood, Nor The Art Of Artisans Make A State; But Where Men Are Who Know How To Take Care Of Themselves, These Are Cities And Walls.

While Dwelling With Pleasing Satisfaction Upon The Superior Excellence Of Our Political Institutions, Let Us Not Be Unmindful That Liberty Is Power; That The Nation Blessed With The Largest Portion Of Liberty Must In Proportion To Its Numbers Be The Most Powerful Nation Upon Earth, And That The Tenure Of Power By Man Is, In The Moral Purposes Of His Creator, Upon Condition That It Shall Be Exercised To Ends Of Beneficence, To Improve The Condition Of Himself And His Fellow Men.

Whether To The Nation Or To The State, No Service Can Be Or Ever Will Be Rendered By A More Able Or A More Faithful Public Servant.

The Attainment Of Knowledge Is The High And Exclusive Attribute Of Man, Among The Numberless Myriads Of Animated Beings, Inhabitants Of The Terrestrial Globe. On Him Alone Is Bestowed, By The Bounty Of The Creator Of The Universe, The Power And The Capacity Of Acquiring Knowledge. Knowledge Is The Attribute Of His Nature Which At Once Enables Him To Improve His Condition Upon Earth, And To Prepare Him For The Enjoyment Of A Happier Existence Hereafter.