An Oath-the Strongest Of Religious Ties.

Congress Shall Have Power . . . To Promote The Progress Of Science And Useful Arts, By Securing For Limited Time To Authors And Inventors The Exclusive Right To Their Respective Writings And Discoveries.

You Give Me A Credit To Which I Have No Claim In Calling Me "the Writer Of The Constitution Of The United States." This Was Not, Like The Fabled Goddess Of Wisdom, The Offspring Of A Single Brain. It Ought To Be Regarded As The Work Of Many Heads And Many Hands.

An Oath-the Strongest Of Religious Ties.

Our Country, If It Does Justice To Itself, Will Be The Workshop Of Liberty To The Civilized World.

The Truth Was That All Men Having Power Ought To Be Distrusted To A Certain Degree.