Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.
Communication • Education • Improvement
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
Character • Corruption • Morality
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
Guilt • War
Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.
God • Laws • Power
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.
Freedom • Gratitude • History
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
Age • Fitness • Health
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
Constitution • Government • Morality
Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.
Education • Freedom • Politics
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Fear • Government • Politics
In politics the middle way is none at all.
Politics
The happiness of society is the end of government.
Government • Happiness • Society
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
A government of laws, and not of men.
Equality • Government • Justice
