[a] Spirit Of Justice And Friendly Accomodation...is

Perseverance In Object, Though Not By The Most Direct Way, Is Often More Laudable Than Perpetual Changes, As Often As The Object Shifts Light.

The Majority, Oppressing An Individual, Is Guilty Of A Crime, Abuses Its Strength, And By Acting On The Law Of The Strongest Breaks Up The Foundations Of Society.

New York, Like London, Seems To Be A Cloacina [toilet] Of All The Depravities Of Human Nature.

Everything Yields To Diligence.

I Think Our Governments Will Remain Virtuous For Many Centuries; As Long As They Are Chiefly Agricultural.