“I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.”
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One man with courage is a majority.
Never spend your money before you have earned it.
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.