Every Man Has A Commission To Admonish,

I Have But One System Of Ethics For Men And For Nations - To Be Grateful, To Be Faithful To All Engagements Under All Circumstances, To Be Open And Generous, Promoting In The Long Run Even The Interests Of Both

I Prefer Dangerous Freedom Over Peaceful Slavery.

A Free Government Is Of All Others The Most Energetic.

The Idea Of Creating A National Bank I Do Not Concur In, Because It Seems Now Decided That Congress Has Not That Power (although I Sincerely Wish They Had It Exclusively), And Because I Think There Is Already A Vast Redundancy Rather Than A Scarcity Of Paper Medium.

The Bloom Of Monticello Is Chilled By My Solitude.