I Consider Biennial Elections As A Security

A Monarchy Is A Merchantman Which Sails Well, But Will Sometimes Strike On A Rock, And Go To The Bottom; A Republic Is A Raft Which Will Never Sink, But Then Your Feet Are Always In The Water.

The House Is Composed Of Very Good Men, Not Shining, But Honest And Reasonably Well-informed, And In Time Will Be Found To Improve, And Not Much Inferior In Eloquence, Science, And Dignity, To The British Commons. They Are Patriotic Enough, And I Believe There Are More Stupid (as Well As More Shining) People In The Latter, In Proportion.

The Happiness Of A People, And The Good Order And Preservation Of Civil Government, Essentially Depend On Piety, Religion, And Morality.

[why] Should Not The Bible Regain The Place It Once Held As A School Book? Its Morals Are Pure, Its Examples Captivating And Noble. The Reverence For The Sacred Book That Is Thus Early Impressed Lasts Long; And Probably If Not Impressed In Infancy, Never Takes Firm Hold Of The Mind.

[o]ur Sages In The Great [constitutional] Convention... Intended Our Government Should Be A Republic Which Differs More Widely From A Democracy Than A Democracy From A Despotism. The Rigours Of A Despotism Often... Oppress Only A Few, But It Is The Very Essence And Nature Of A Democracy, For A Faction Claiming To Oppress A Minority, And That Minority The Chief Owners Of The Property And Truest Lovers Of Their Country.