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- Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will not in my…
- [E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,…
- I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night
- Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can…
- Religion I found to be without any tendency to inspire, promote, or confirm morality, serves principally to divide us and make us unfriendly to one…
- Beer is proof that God loves us.
- If by the liberty of the press were understood merely the liberty of discussing the propriety of public measures and political opinions, let us have…
- Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant…
- As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them…
- I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely…
- Nor is it of much Importance to us to know the Manner in which Nature executes her laws; 'tis enough to know the Laws themselves.
- If we lose our Money, it gives us some Concern. If we are cheated or robb'd of it, we are angry: But Money lost may…
- Our friend and we were invited aboard on a party of pleasure, which is to last forever. His chair was ready first, and he has…
- Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hopes will die fasting. There are no gains without pains. He that hath a trade hath…
- What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it. . .…
- Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to…
- We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.
- If time be of all things most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again; and what we…
- In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for…
- Thank God! we are in the full enjoyment of all these privileges. But can we be taught to prize them too much? or how can…
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