This Magistrate Is Not The King. The

He Asks How The Evil Is To Be Remedied. I Tell Him That There Seems To Be Little Chance For Avoiding The Extremes Of Despotism Or Anarchy; That The Only Ground Of Hope Must Be The Morals Of The People, But That These Are, I Fear, Too Corrupt.

This Magistrate Is Not The King. The People Are The King.

Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Toward God. These Duties Are, Internally, Love And Adoration: Externally, Devotion And Obedience; Therefore Provision Should Be Made For Maintaining Divine Worship As Well As Education. But Each One Has A Right To Entire Liberty As To Religious Opinions, For Religion Is The Relation Between God And Man; Therefore It Is Not Within The Reach Of Human Authority.

The Education Of Young Citizens Ought To Form Them To Good Manners, To Accustom Them To Labor, To Inspire Them With A Love Of Order, And To Impress Them With Respect For. Lawful Authority. Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Towards God.

There Must Be Religion. When That Ligament Is Torn, Society Is Disjointed And Its Members Perish... [t]he Most Important Of All Lessons Is The Denunciation Of Ruin To Every State That Rejects The Precepts Of Religion.