Our Ancestors ... Were Laborers, Not Lawyers.

Well, Page, I Do Wish The Devil Had Old Cooke, For I Am Sure I Never Was So Tired Of An Old Dull Scoundrel In My Life ... But The Old-fellows Say We Must Read To Gain Knowledge; And Gain Knowledge To Make Us Happy And Be Admired. Mere Jargon! Is There Any Such Thing As Happiness In This World? No.

I Own That I Am Not A Friend To A Very Energetic Government. It Is Always Oppressive.

No Country And No People Can Be Free And Ignorant At The Same Time.

Laws Provide Against Injury From Others; But Not From Ourselves.

The Time To Guard Against Corruption And Tyranny Is Before They Shall Have Gotten Hold Of Us. It Is Better To Keep The Wolf Out Of The Fold, Than To Trust To Drawing His Teeth And Talons After He Shall Have Entered.