A Standing Army, However Necessary It May

Principally, And First Of All, I Resign My Soul To The Almighty Being Who Gave It, And My Body I Commit To The Dust, Relying On The Merits Of Jesus Christ For The Pardon Of My Sins.

It Is In The Interest Of Tyrants To Reduce The People To Ignorance And Vice. For They Cannot Live In Any Country Where Virtue And Knowledge Prevail.

[t]he Importance Of Piety And Religion; Of Industry And Frugality; Of Prudence, Economy, Regularity And An Even Government; All . . . Are Essential To The Well-being Of A Family.

Rebellion Against A King May Be Pardoned, Or Lightly Punished, But The Man Who Dares To Rebel Against The Laws Of A Republic Ought To Suffer Death.

The Public Cannot Be Too Curious Concerning The Characters Of Public Men.