The Government Of The United States Is

No Enterprise Can Exist For Itself Alone.

These Things Do Not Happen By Chance. There Is Much Less Luck In Public Affairs Than Some Suppose.

Despotism Has Forever Had A Powerful Hold Upon The World. Autocratic Government, Not Self-government, Has Been The Prevailing State Of Mankind. The Record Of Past History Is The Record, Not Of The Success Of Republics, But Of Their Failure.

Works Which Endure Come From The Soul Of The People. The Mighty In Their Pride Walk Alone To Destruction. The Humble Walk Hand In Hand With Providence To Immortality. Their Works Survive.

It Is Not The Enactment, But The Observance Of Laws, That Creates The Character Of A Nation.