A Stout Heart, A Clear Conscience, And

I Have Myself, For Many Years, Made It A Practice To Read Through The Bible Once Ever Year.... My Custom Is, To Read Four To Five Chapters Every Morning Immediately After Rising From My Bed. I Employs About An Hour Of My Time.

The Freedom Of The Press Should Be Inviolate.

Individual Liberty Is Individual Power, And As The Power Of A Community Is A Mass Compounded Of Individual Powers, The Nation Which Enjoys The Most Freedom Must Necessarily Be In Proportion To Its Numbers The Most Powerful Nation.

The Attainment Of Knowledge Is The High And Exclusive Attribute Of Man, Among The Numberless Myriads Of Animated Beings, Inhabitants Of The Terrestrial Globe. On Him Alone Is Bestowed, By The Bounty Of The Creator Of The Universe, The Power And The Capacity Of Acquiring Knowledge. Knowledge Is The Attribute Of His Nature Which At Once Enables Him To Improve His Condition Upon Earth, And To Prepare Him For The Enjoyment Of A Happier Existence Hereafter.

The Four Most Miserable Years Of My Life Were My Four Years In The Presidency.