If The People Should Elect, They Will

Religion Is The Only Solid Base Of Morals And That Morals Are The Only Possible Support Of Free Governments.

I Anticipate The Day When To Command Respect In The Remotest Regions It Will Be Sufficient To Say I Am An American. Our Flag Shall Then Wave In Glory Over The Ocean And Our Commerce Feel No Restraint But What Our Own Government May Impose. Happy Thrice Happy Day. Thank God, To Reach This Envied State We Need Only To Will. Yes My Countrymen. Our Destiny Depends On Our Will. But If We Would Stand High On The Record Of Time That Will Must Be Inflexible.

Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Toward God. These Duties Are, Internally, Love And Adoration: Externally, Devotion And Obedience; Therefore Provision Should Be Made For Maintaining Divine Worship As Well As Education. But Each One Has A Right To Entire Liberty As To Religious Opinions, For Religion Is The Relation Between God And Man; Therefore It Is Not Within The Reach Of Human Authority.

Religion Is The Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Toward God.

The Education Of Young Citizens Ought To Form Them To Good Manners, To Accustom Them To Labor, To Inspire Them With A Love Of Order, And To Impress Them With Respect For. Lawful Authority. Religion Is The Only Solid Basis Of Good Morals; Therefore Education Should Teach The Precepts Of Religion, And The Duties Of Man Towards God.