The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes..

In the formation of our constitution the wisdom of all ages is collected-the legislators of antiquity are consulted, as well as the opinions and inte….

Discipline our youth in early life in sound maxims of moral, political, and religious duties..

Let us reject the spirit of making proselytes to particular creeds by any other means than persuasion..

If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . . If a republican government fai….

A national language is a band of national union..

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe..

The laws are the sole guardians of right, and when the magistrate dares not act, every person is insecure..

Why not include a provision that everybody shall, in good weather, hunt on his own land and catch fish in rivers that are public property and that Co….

The heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head..

The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws . . . The religion whic….

There are two powers only which are sufficient to control men, and secure the rights of individuals and a peaceable administration; these are the com….

The Bible was America's basic textbook in all fields..

The education of youth should be watched with the most scrupulous attention. [I]t is much easier to introduce and establish an effectual system ... t….

Whenever a man is known to seek promotion by intrigue, by temporizing, or by resorting to the haunts of vulgarity and vice for support, it may be inf….

The Bible is the chief moral cause of all that is good and the best corrector of all that is evil in human society; the best book for regulating the ….

Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all ….

[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . . and I am persuaded that no ci….

The ecclesiastical establishments of Europe, which serve to support tyrannical governments, are not the Christian religion, but abuses and corruption….

The minds of youth are perpetually led to the history of Greece and Rime or to Great Britain; Boys are constantly repeating the declamations of Demos….

The duties of men are summarily comprised in the Ten Commandments, consisting of two tables; one comprehending the duties which we owe immediately to….