So Great Is My Veneration For The

The Harmony Of The Nation Is Promoted And The Whole Union Is Knit Together By The Sentiments Of Mutual Respect, The Habits Of Social Intercourse, And The Ties Of Personal Friendship Formed Between The Representatives Of Its Several Parts In The Performance Of Their Service At This Metropolis.

So Far As The Object Of Taxation Is To Raise A Revenue For Discharging The Debts And Defraying The Expenses Of The Community, Its Operation Should Be Adapted As Much As Possible To Suit The Burden With Equal Hand Upon All In Proportion With Their Ability Of Bearing It Without Oppression.

Slavery Is The Great And Foul Stain Upon The North American Union. A Dissolution, At Least Temporary, Of The Union, As Now Constituted, Would Now Be Certainly Necessary. The Union Might Then Be Reorganized On The Fundamental Principle Of Emancipation.

The Hope Of A Christian Is Inseparable From His Faith. Whoever Believes In The Divine Inspiration Of The Holy Scriptures Must Hope That The Religion Of Jesus Shall Prevail Throughout The Earth.

The Natural State Of Mankind ... And I Know That This Is A Controversial Idea... Is Freedom... And The Proof Is The Lengths To Which A Man, Woman, Or Child Will Go To Regain It Once Lost. He Will Break Loose His Chains. He Will Decimate His Enemies. He Will Try And Try And Try Again, Against All Odds, Against All Prejudices.