[w]here There Is No Law, There Is

A Simple Democracy Is The Devil's Own Government.

Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, And Is As Necessary For The Support Of Societies As Natural Affection Is For The Support Of Families.

It Would Seem From This Fact, That Man Is Naturally A Wild Animal, And That When Taken From The Woods, He Is Never Happy In His Natural State, 'till He Returns To Them Again.

In Such A Performance You May Lay The Foundation Of National Happiness Only In Religion, Not By Leaving It Doubtful "whether Morals Can Exist Without It," But By Asserting That Without Religion Morals Are The Effects Of Causes As Purely Physical As Pleasant Breezes And Fruitful Seasons.

I Do Not Believe That The Constitution Was The Offspring Of Inspiration, But I Am As Satisfied That It Is As Much The Work Of A Divine Providence As Any Of The Miracles Recorded In The Old And New Testament.