How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?.

He who thinks to save anything by his religion, besides his soul, will be a loser in the end..

The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in th….

The fine arts, both in those who cultivate and those only who admire them, open and expand the mind to great ideas. They inspire liberal feelings, cr….

[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys t….

I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel, my morning incense, and my evening meal, the sweets of hasty pudding..

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them….

There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage..