Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As

I Shall Be Better Satisfied If The Same Can Be Said Of Me As Was Said Of The Prophet Of Old, "that I Walked In The Fear Of The Lord, And Begat Sons And Daughters" [genesis 5:22], Than If It Were Inscribed On My Tombstone That I Governed The Councils Or Commanded The Arms Of The Whole Continent Of America.

As The War Office Of The United States Was Established In A Time Of Peace, It Is Equally Reasonable That A Peace Office Should Be Established In A Time Of War.

Temperate, Sincere, And Intelligent Inquiry And Discussion Are Only To Be Dreaded By The Advocates Of Error. The Truth Need Not Fear Them.

We Profess To Be Republicans, And Yet We Neglect The Only Means Of Establishing And Perpetuating Our Republican Forms Of Government; That Is, The Universal Education Of Our Youth In The Principles Of Christianity By Means Of The Bible; For This Divine Book, Above All Others, Favors That Equality Among Mankind, That Respect For Just Laws, And All Those Sober And Frugal Virtues Which Constitute The Soul Of Republicanism.

The Bible, When Not Read In Schools, Is Seldom Read In Any Subsequent Period Of Life...the Bible...should Be Read In Our Schools In Preference To All Other Books Because It Contains The Greatest Portion Of That Kind Of Knowledge Which Is Calculated To Produce Private And Public Happiness.