The Gentleman Puts Me In Mind Of

A Large Portion Of Our Citizens, Who Will Not Believe, Even On The Evidence Of Facts, That Any Public Evils Exist, Or Are Impending. They Deride The Apprehensions Of Those Who Foresee, That Licentiousness Will Prove, As It Ever Has Proved, Fatal To Liberty.

[why] Should Not The Bible Regain The Place It Once Held As A School Book? Its Morals Are Pure, Its Examples Captivating And Noble. The Reverence For The Sacred Book That Is Thus Early Impressed Lasts Long; And Probably If Not Impressed In Infancy, Never Takes Firm Hold Of The Mind.

I Have Heard It Remarked That Men Are Not To Be Reasoned Out Of An Opinion They Have Not Reasoned Themselves Into.

Liberty Has Never Lasted Long In A Democracy, Nor Has It Ever Ended In Anything Better Than Despotism.

The Known Propensity Of A Democracy Is To Licentiousness Which The Ambitious Call, And Ignorant Believe To Be Liberty.