I Do Conscientiously And Sincerely Believe That

The Experience Of All Former Ages Had Shown That Of All Human Governments, Democracy Was The Most Unstable, Fluctuating And Short-lived.

I Want The Seals Of Power And Place, The Ensigns Of Command, Charged By The People's Unbought Grace, To Rule My Native Land. Nor Crown, Nor Scepter Would I Ask But From My Country's Will, By Day, By Night, To Ply The Task Her Cup Of Bliss To Fill.

Individual Liberty Is Individual Power, And As The Power Of A Community Is A Mass Compounded Of Individual Powers, The Nation Which Enjoys The Most Freedom Must Necessarily Be In Proportion To Its Numbers The Most Powerful Nation.

The Highest Glory Of The American Revolution Was This: It Connected In One Indissoluble Bond The Principles Of Civil Government With The Principles Of Christianity.

Of The Two Great Political Parties Which Have Divided The Opinions And Feelings Of Our Country, The Candid And The Just Will Now Admit That Both Have Contributed Splendid Talents, Spotless Integrity, Ardent Patriotism, And Disinterested Sacrifices To The Formation And Administration Of This Government, And That Both Have Required A Liberal Indulgence For A Portion Of Human Infirmity And Error.