I Thank God, I Have Been Able,

I Thank God, I Have Been Able, By Adopting Principles Of Strict Economy And Frugality, To Keep My Principal, I Mean My Country-estate, Unimpaired.

I Begin To Grow Heartily Tired Of The Etiquette And Nonsense So Fashionable In This City.

That No Free Government, Nor The Blessings Of Liberty, Can Be Preserved To Any People, But By A Firm Adherence To Justice, Moderation, Temperance, Frugality, And Virtue; By Frequent Recurrence To Fundamental Principles; And By The Recognition By All Citizens That They Have Duties As Well As Rights, And That Such Rights Cannot Be Enjoyed Save In A Society Where Law Is Respected And Due Process Is Observed.

One Of The First Principles Of Decorative Art Is That In All Manufactures Ornament Must Hold A Place Subordinate To That Of Utility; And When, By Its Exuberance, Ornament Interferes With Utility, It Is Misplaced And Vulgar.

Every Society, All Government, And Every Kind Of Civil Compact Therefore, Is Or Ought To Be, Calculated For The General Good And Safety Of The Community.