Those Who Labor In The Earth Are

I Have No Ambition To Govern Men; It Is A Painful And Thankless Office.

Where A New Invention Promises To Be Useful, It Ought To Be Tried.

The Mobs Of The Great Cities Add Just So Much To The Support Of Pure Government As Sores Do To The Strength Of The Human Body. It Is The Manners And Spirit Of A People Which Preserve A Republic In Vigor. A Degeneracy In These Is A Canker Which Soon Eats To The Heart Of Its Laws And Constitution.

An Enlightened Citizenry Is Indispensable For The Proper Functioning Of A Republic. Self-government Is Not Possible Unless The Citizens Are Educated Sufficiently To Enable Them To Exercise Oversight. It Is Therefore Imperative That The Nation See To It That A Suitable Education Be Provided For All Its Citizens.

It Is Not By The Consolidation Or Concentration Of Powers But By Their Distribution That Good Government Is Effected.