Honor And Good Faith And Justice Are

The Colors That Float From The Masthead Should Be The Credentials Of Our Seamen. There Is No Safety To Us, And The Gentlemen Have Shown It, But In The Rule That All Who Sail Under The Flag (not Being Enemies) Are Protected By The Flag.

By Competition The Total Amount Of Supply Is Increased, And By Increase Of The Supply A Competition In The Sale Ensues, And This Enables The Consumer To Buy At Lower Rates. Of All Human Powers Operating On The Affairs Of Mankind, None Is Greater Than That Of Competition.

All Legislation, All Government, All Society Is Founded Upon The Principle Of Mutual Concession, Politeness, Comity, Courtesy; Upon These Everything Is Based...let Him Who Elevates Himself Above Humanity, Above Its Weaknesses, Its Infirmities, Its Wants, Its Necessities, Say, If He Pleases, I Will Never Compromise; But Let No One Who Is Not Above The Frailties Of Our Common Nature Disdain Compromises.

In A Scheme Of Policy Which Is Devised For A Nation, We Should Not Limit Our Views To Its Operation During A Single Year, Or Even For A Short Term Of Years. We Should Look At Its Operation For A Considerable Time, And In War As Well As In Peace.

If You Wish To Avoid Foreign Collision, You Had Better Abandon The Ocean.