The Greatest Honor Of A Man Is

The Lamp Of War Is Kindled Here, Not To Be Extinguished But By Torrents Of Blood.

Sir, Your Letter Of The 15th Is Received, But Age Has Long Since Obliged Me To Withhold My Mind From Speculations Of The Difficulty Of Those Of Your Letter, That Their Are Means Of Artificial Buoyancy By Which Man May Be Supported In The Air, The Balloon Has Proved, And That Means Of Directing It May Be Discovered Is Against No Law Of Nature And Is Therefore Possible As In The Case Of Birds, But To Do This By Mechanical Means Alone In A Medium So Rare And Unassisting As Air Must Have The Aid Of Some Principal Not Yet Generally Known.

Natural Rights [are] The Objects For The Protection Of Which Society Is Formed And Municipal Laws Established.

Music Furnishes A Delightful Recreation For The Hours Of Respite From The Cares Of The Day, And Lasts Us Through Life.

The Opinions And Beliefs Of Men Follow Involuntarily The Evidence Proposed To Their Minds.