Your Own Reason Is The Only Oracle

It Should Be Our Endeavor To Cultivate The Peace And Friendship Of Every Nation . . . . Our Interest Will Be To Throw Open The Doors Of Commerce, And To Knock Off All Its Shackles, Giving Perfect Freedom To All Persons For The Vent To Whatever They May Choose To Bring Into Our Ports, And Asking The Same In Theirs.

The Chief Purpose Of Government Is To Protect Life. Abandon That And You Have Abandoned All.

We Are Here Lounging Our Time Away, Doing Nothing, And Having Nothing To Do. It Gives Me Great Regret To Be Passing My Time So Uselessly When It Could Have Been So Importantly Employed At Home.

All Men Are Created Equal And Have The Right To Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness.

Honesty Is The First Chapter In The Book Of Wisdom.