All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former.

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Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the...

Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and government in the Constitution of the...

Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild...

Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild...

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors...

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors...

Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every...

Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every...

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man...

The internal effects of a mutable policy poisons the blessings of liberty itself.

The internal effects of a mutable policy poisons the blessings of liberty itself.

War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped...

War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great...

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great...

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame...

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

The number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human...

A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.

A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States...

Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to...

Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to...

Truth adds strength to our mind,courage to our heart,happiness to our soul and empowerment, motivation...

Truth adds strength to our mind,courage to our heart,happiness to our soul and empowerment, motivation...

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's...

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's...