My Principle Is To Do Whatever Is

The Rational And Peaceable Instrument Of Reform, The Suffrage Of The People.

You See I Am An Enthusiast On The Subject Of The Arts. But It Is An Enthusiasm Of Which I Am Not Ashamed, As Its Object Is To Improve The Taste Of My Countrymen, To Increase Their Reputation, To Reconcile To Them The Respect Of The World, And Procure Them Its Praise.

The Cement Of This Union Is The Heart-blood Of Every American.

The Only Security Of All Is In A Free Press.

The Art Of Life Is The Art Of Avoiding Pain; And He Is The Best Pilot, Who Steers Clearest Of The Rocks And Shoals With Which It Is Beset.