All That I Am My Mother Made

The Law Given From Sinai Was A Civil And Municipal As Well As A Moral And Religious Code; It Contained Many Statutes . . . Of Universal Application-laws Essential To The Existence Of Men In Society, And Most Of Which Have Been Enacted By Every Nation Which Ever Professed Any Code Of Laws.

The Four Most Miserable Years Of My Life Were My Four Years In The Presidency.

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.

The American Continents, By The Free And Independent Condition That They Have Assumed And Maintain, Are Henceforth Not To Be Considered As Subjects For Future Colonisation Byany European Powers? In The Wars Of The Europeanpowers Inmattersrelating To Ourselves, We Have Never Taken Any Part; Nor Does It Comport With Our Policy To Do So.

To Furnish The Means Of Acquiring Knowledge Is The Greatest Benefit That Can Be Conferred Upon Mankind. It Prolongs Life Itself, And Enlarges The Sphere Of Existence.