Without Religion, I Believe That Learning Does

There Is But One Method Of Rendering A Republican Form Of Government Durable, And That Is By Disseminating The Seeds Of Virtue And Knowledge Through Every Part Of The State By Means Of Proper Places And Modes Of Education And This Can Be Done Effectively Only By The Aid Of The Legislature.

The Business Of Education Has Lay[ed] The Foundations For Nurseries Of Wise And Good Men, To Adapt Our Modes Of Teaching To The Peculiar Form Of Our Government . . . . He Must Be Taught To Love His Fellow Creatures In Every Part Of The World, But He Must Cherish With A More Intense And Peculiar Affection The Citizens Of Pennsylvania And Of The United States.

Let Our Pupil Be Taught That He Does Not Belong To Himself, But That He Is Public Property ... He Must Be Taught To Amass Wealth, But It Must Be Only To Increase His Power Of Contributing To The Wants And Demands Of The State... [education] Can Be Done Effectually Only By The Interference And Aid Of The Legislature.

I Do Not Believe That The Constitution Was The Offspring Of Inspiration, But I Am As Satisfied That It Is As Much The Work Of A Divine Providence As Any Of The Miracles Recorded In The Old And New Testament.

It Would Seem From This Fact, That Man Is Naturally A Wild Animal, And That When Taken From The Woods, He Is Never Happy In His Natural State, 'till He Returns To Them Again.