Archive of Quotes

A

Actions vs Words - George Washington , Diary Entry
Afflictions to Heaven - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Against Consolidated Government - Patrick Henry , Henry, Patrick. Speech, Virginia Ratifying Convention, 5 Jun 1788.
Against Standing Armies - Robert Yates (Brutus) , Brutus. Essay VIII, 10 Jan 1788.
Against a Federal Bill of Rights - Alexander Hamilton , Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist No. 84, 16 Jul 1788.
Ambition Counteracts Ambition - James Madison , Federalist No. 51
America in Convoy - John Adams , Letter to Abigail Adams
American Name - George Washington , Diary Entry
An Elective Monarch - George Clinton (Cato) , Cato (George Clinton). Letter IV, New-York Journal, 8 Nov 1787.
Annals of Fidelity - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Anti-Slavery Petition - Benjamin Franklin , Petition to Congress from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
Arbitrary Power - George Washington , Diary Entry
Ardor to Write - Phillis Wheatley , To the University of Cambridge in New England in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Art of Government - Thomas Jefferson , Autobiography and Correspondence

B

Bad Company - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
Bad Company - George Washington , Diary Entry
Bane of Republics - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Battlefield Courage - Mary Ludwig Hays , Continental Army Accounts
Beacon to Nations - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Beauty and Love - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Better Alone Than Dishonored - George Washington , Maxim from Rules of Civility
Beware of Parties - George Washington , Farewell Address
Bewitched by Love - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Bible and Character - John Adams , Diary Entry
Bible and Civil Liberty - John Jay , Letter to Peter Augustus Jay
Bible and Newspaper - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Rev. Samuel Cooper
Bible and Republican Government - Benjamin Rush , Essay on Education
Bible as Law - John Adams , Diary and Autobiography of John Adams
Bible as Moral Foundation - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Ezra Stiles
Birthright of Liberty - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Blackstone and Legal Foundations - John Jay , Letter to Peter Augustus Jay
Books and Life - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to John Adams
Bravery in Action - Sybil Ludington , Ludington Family Memoirs
Breath of the Republic - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Bulwark of Liberty - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

C

Call for Emancipation - John Jay , Letter to Elias Boudinot
Catholic Identity and Christ - Charles Carroll , Letter to Charles W. Carroll
Celestial Fire - George Washington , Diary Entry
Chains of Fear - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Change of Principles - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Checks and Balances - James Madison , Federalist Papers No. 51
Checks and Balances - George Washington , Farewell Address
Cheerful Disposition - Martha Washington , Personal Letter
Cheerful Mind - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Childrens Education - John Adams , Letter to Abigail Adams
Christ and National Liberty - John Witherspoon , Sermon: The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men
Christ and Public Service - John Witherspoon , Sermon: The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men
Christ and the Constitution - Roger Sherman , Personal Confession of Faith
Christian Duty - Elias Boudinot , Letter to John Jay
Christian Duty and Liberty - John Jay , Letter to the Committee of the American Bible Society
Christian Duty and Resistance - John Hancock , Call to Arms and Prayer
Christian Education - James McHenry , Letter to Congress
Christian Ethics and Law - Gouverneur Morris , Speech at Constitutional Convention
Christian Foundation of Liberty - John Adams , Diary Entry
Christian Liberty - Jacob Broom , Letter to Delaware Convention
Christian Morality and Government - John Adams , Address to the Massachusetts Militia
Christian Principles and Independence - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Christianity and Civic Life - Benjamin Rush , Letter to John Adams
Christianity and Humanity - John Adams , The Works of John Adams
Cicero and Republican Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Citizen Soldier - George Washington , Diary Entry
Civic Dialogue - Elizabeth Willing Powel , Philadelphia Historical Society
Civic Duty and Law - David Brearley , Judicial Philosophy (inferred)
Civic Support - Catharine Greene , Greene Family Letters
Color and Oppression - James Madison , Constitutional Convention
Commerce Policy - George Washington , Diary Entry
Committee Leadership - David Brearley , Constitutional Convention (committee chair)
Common Honesty - Thomas Jefferson , Light and Liberty
Common Sense and Liberty - Thomas Paine , Common Sense
Compromise and Union - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Confidence - George Washington , Diary Entry
Constitution Belongs to People - Gouverneur Morris , Speech to the Convention
Constitution Guide - George Washington , Diary Entry
Constitution and Duty - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 4
Constitution and Liberty - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Constitution and War Powers - Daniel Webster , Speech in Congress
Contest for Rights - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Controlling Faction - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Conversion to Faith - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Courage in Christ - Richard Bassett , Letter to Delaware Militia
Creation as Divine Revelation - Thomas Paine , The Age of Reason
Creature of Will - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa
Critique of Monarchy -
Critique of Policy - Benjamin Franklin , Attributed
Cultivators of the Earth - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to John Jay

D

Daily Habits - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richard's Almanack
Danger of Faction - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Danger of Faction - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Dangerous Liberty - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 1
Dangers of Party Spirit - George Washington , Farewell Address
Debasement of Humanity - Benjamin Franklin , Petition to Congress
Defend Constitution - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 23
Defending the Home - Nancy Hart , Georgia Revolutionary Legends
Definition of Tyranny - James Madison , Federalist No. 47
Diffusion of Knowledge - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to George Wythe
Dignity in Freedom - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Diplomatic Grace - Sarah Jay , Jay Family Papers
Discipline and Army - George Washington , Diary Entry
Discipline and Duty - George Washington , Rules of Civility
Disorder in Family - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
Distrust Power - James Madison , Constitutional Convention Notes
Divine Guidance and Christ - Lewis Morris , Speech to New York Assembly
Divine Love and Virtue - George Wythe , Attributed in correspondence and legal commentary
Divine Rights and Liberty - Alexander Hamilton , The Farmer Refuted
Duty to Resist - John Hancock , Speech to the Massachusetts Legislature

E

Educate Children - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Educate the Youth - Noah Webster , On the Education of Youth in America
Education Guards Liberty - Elbridge Gerry , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Education and Christ - William Samuel Johnson , Speech to Connecticut Convention
Education and Justice - William Paterson , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Education and Liberty - John Adams , Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
Education and Morality - Oliver Ellsworth , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Education and Republic - Benjamin Rush , Thoughts Upon the Mode of Education
Education and Republics - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Education and Rights - George Mason , Virginia Declaration of Rights
Education and Virtue - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Education and Virtue - Eliza Pinckney , Letters of Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Education and Virtue - John Jay , Letter to Benjamin Rush
Education and Virtue - Roger Sherman , Speech to the Connecticut Assembly
Education as Duty - John Dickinson , Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Education for Republic - Charles Pinckney , Speech to the South Carolina Legislature
Energy in Government - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 70
Energy in Government - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 70
Energy in Government - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 70
Energy in the Executive - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 70
Energy in the Executive - Alexander Hamilton , Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist No. 70, 15 Mar 1788.
Enlighten the People - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to P. S. du Pont de Nemours
Equality of the Sexes - Judith Sargent Murray , On the Equality of the Sexes
Error and Reason - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Eternal Glory - Phillis Wheatley , To the University of Cambridge in New England in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Eternal Hostility - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Benjamin Rush
Eternal Vigilance - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Eternal Vigilance - Thomas Jefferson , The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Excuses - George Washington , Diary Entry

F

Faction Breeds Corruption - John Adams , Diary Entry
Faction Breeds Distrust - John Jay , Federalist No. 2
Faction Breeds Jealousy - George Washington , Farewell Address
Faction Destroys Liberty - Gouverneur Morris , Convention Notes
Faction Disrupts Peace - John Jay , Federalist No. 2
Faction Distrusts the People - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee
Faction Endangers Republic - Gouverneur Morris , Constitutional Convention Notes
Faction Is Dangerous - Patrick Henry , Virginia Convention Speech
Faction Is Natural - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction Is a Warning - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Cooper
Faction Is a Warning Sign - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Cooper
Faction Is the Enemy of Liberty - Alexander Hamilton , Letter to Gouverneur Morris
Faction Leads to Violence - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 9
Faction Signals Decline - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Cooper
Faction Threatens Liberty - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction Threatens Liberty - Patrick Henry , Virginia Convention Speech
Faction Threatens Unity - George Washington , Farewell Address
Faction Threatens the Republic - Gouverneur Morris , Constitutional Convention Notes
Faction Undermines Stability - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 9
Faction and Civic Fracture - John Adams , Letter to Benjamin Rush
Faction and Civil Strife - George Washington , Farewell Address
Faction and Constitutional Order - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Corruption - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 15
Faction and Division - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee
Faction and Division - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Instability - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Instability of Laws - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Liberty - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and National Decline - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Cooper
Faction and Public Danger - George Washington , Farewell Address
Faction and Public Good - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Public Interest - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and Self-Interest - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 15
Faction and Selfishness - John Adams , Letter to Jonathan Trumbull
Faction and Tragedy - James Madison , Letter to W.T. Barry
Faction and Tyranny - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Faction and the Constitution - Gouverneur Morris , Convention Notes
Faction vs. Constitution - John Adams , Notes on Government
Faction vs. Liberty - Alexander Hamilton , Letter to Gouverneur Morris
Faction vs. National Interest - John Jay , Federalist No. 2
Factional Spirit Breeds Distrust - John Jay , Federalist No. 2
Factions Danger - James Madison , Federalist Papers No. 10
Factions Will Ruin Us - Patrick Henry , Speech in the Virginia Convention
Factions and Human Nature - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Facts Are Stubborn - John Adams , Argument in Defense of the British Soldiers
Facts Are Stubborn - John Adams , Argument in Defense of British Soldiers
Faith Lifts Soul - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
Faith and Education - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Seton Family Archives
Faith and Forgiveness - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Faith in Christ - Charles Carroll , Letter to Charles W. Carroll
Faith in Purpose - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Family Strength - Jane Mecom , Franklin Family Papers
Farm and Republic - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Fashion Folly - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 3
Fathers Last Day - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 1
Federalist Factions - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Few and Defined Powers - James Madison , Madison, James. Federalist No. 45, 26 Jan 1788.
Foreign Influence - George Washington , Diary Entry
Foundation of Republics - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Fountain of Power - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Franklins Personal Creed - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Ezra Stiles
Freedom Interwoven - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Freedom and Firmness - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 12
Freedom of Speech - George Washington , Diary Entry
Freedom of Speech - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letters

G

Gate of Heaven - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
God Governs Men - Benjamin Franklin , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
God Governs in the Affairs of Men - Benjamin Franklin , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
God Rules Universe - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
God and Government - George Washington , Attributed
God is Everywhere - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
God is Mirror - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Good Company - George Washington , Rules of Civility
Good Company - George Washington , Letter to Bushrod Washington
Good Faith - George Washington , Farewell Address
Gospel and Government - William Livingston , Letter to John Jay
Gospel and Liberty - John Witherspoon , Sermon: Dominion of Providence
Govern the Country - John Jay , Letter to George Washington
Government Force - George Washington , Diary Entry
Government as Evil - Thomas Paine , Common Sense
Government as Trust - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Grace Over Nature - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa
Grace in Suffering - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Gradual Emancipation - George Washington , Letter to Robert Morris
Greatest Political Evil - John Adams , Letter to Jonathan Jackson
Grief and Memory - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Grotius and Jurisprudence - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Guard Liberty - Patrick Henry , Speech to the Virginia Convention
Guard Liberty - Mercy Otis Warren , Poems
Guard Liberty - Patrick Henry , Virginia Ratifying Convention
Guard Our Liberties - Patrick Henry , Speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention
Guardian of Liberty - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Guide and Support - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa

H

Half a Truth - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richards Almanack
Hamiltons Anti-Slavery Stance - Alexander Hamilton , Letter to John Jay
Happiness and Duty - George Washington , Diary Entry
Harvard Elitism - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 6
Henrys Guilt - Patrick Henry , Letter to Robert Pleasants
History and Heart - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Holy Life - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
Honest Friendship - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Honest Labor and Independence - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Albert Gallatin
Honest Man - George Washington , Diary Entry
Honest Rights - Alexander Hamilton , The Farmer Refuted
Honesty and Wisdom - Thomas Jefferson , The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Honor and Emancipation - John Jay , Letter to Elias Boudinot
Hope and Christ - William Williams , Letter to Connecticut Assembly
Hope and Nation - George Washington , Diary Entry
Hope and Repair - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Hope for Emancipation - Ann Randolph Meade Page , Virginia Civic Letters
Hope for Liberty - Lucy Knox , Knox Family Papers
Hope in Christ - Joseph Hewes , Letter to Samuel Johnston
Hostility to Tyranny - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Benjamin Rush
Humbled After Camden - Horatio Gates , Letter from Boston

I

I Cannot Live Without Books - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to John Adams
Illuminate Minds - Thomas Jefferson , Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge
Impartial Historian - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Indifference and Survival - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Industry and Virtue - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richard's Almanack
Integrity - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Johnson
Investment in Knowledge - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richards Almanack
Investment in Knowledge - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richards Almanack

J

Jeffersons Draft Condemnation - Thomas Jefferson , Original Draft of the Declaration of Independence
Jesus and Civil Liberty - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Judicial Independence - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 78
Judicial Review Origin - David Brearley , Holmes v. Walton (paraphrased)
Justice Foundation - John Jay , Letter to George Washington
Justice and Christ - Thomas Stone , Letter to Maryland Convention
Justice and Christ - Josiah Bartlett , Letter to New Hampshire Assembly
Justice and Peace - John Jay , Federalist No. 3
Justice and Peace - John Jay , Federalist No. 3

K

Kingdom of Christ - Samuel Adams , Proclamation for a Day of Fasting and Prayer
Knowledge and Society - George Washington , First Annual Message to Congress
Knowledge and Truth - James Madison , Letter to W.T. Barry
Knowledge as Guardian - James Madison , Letter to George Thompson
Knowledge of Rights - Richard Henry Lee , Letter to Samuel Adams
Knox on Reform - Henry Knox , Letter to Lafayette

L

Large Republic and Factions - James Madison , Madison, James. Federalist No. 10, 22 Nov 1787.
Large Republics Become Tyrannies - Robert Yates (Brutus) , Brutus. Essay I, 18 Oct 1787.
Law and Christ - William Paca , Letter to Maryland Convention
Law and Justice - James Madison , Federalist No. 51
Law and Liberty - Alexander Hamilton , The Farmer Refuted
Law and the Gospel - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Laws and Liberty - John Adams , Letter to John Quincy Adams
Learning Requires Ardor - Abigail Adams , Letter to John Quincy Adams
Learning and Liberty - Benjamin Rush , Essay on Education
Least Dangerous Branch - Alexander Hamilton , Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist No. 78, 28 May 1788.
Legacy and Words - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Legacy of Resistance - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Legal Clarity - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 7
Lesson to the World - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Lessons from Errors - George Washington , Diary Entry
Liberal Ideas - Noah Webster , On the Education of Youth in America
Liberty Begins at Home - Eliza Hamilton , Private Correspondence
Liberty Earned Through Sacrifice - John Adams , Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
Liberty Embroidered - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Liberty From Government - Woodrow Wilson , Address to New York Press Club
Liberty Must Be Supported - Samuel Adams , Speech at the State House
Liberty Needs Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Mercy Otis Warren
Liberty Once Lost - John Adams , Letter to Abigail Adams
Liberty Takes Root - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Liberty Under Threat - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 1
Liberty and Constitution - James Wilson , Speech to the Pennsylvania Convention
Liberty and Divine Origin - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Liberty and Duty - John Dickinson , Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Liberty and Education - George Mason , Virginia Convention Debates
Liberty and Inconsistency - John Adams , Letter to Robert Evans
Liberty and Justice - John Jay , Letter to the New York Assembly
Liberty and Knowledge - John Adams , Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law
Liberty and Metaphysics - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Liberty and Natural Rights - George Mason , Virginia Declaration of Rights
Liberty and Order - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 1
Liberty and Press - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letters
Liberty and Press - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush
Liberty and Responsibility - Roger Sherman , Notes from the Constitutional Convention
Liberty and Safety - Benjamin Franklin , Pennsylvania Assembly Reply to Governor
Liberty and Security - James Madison , Speech to Congress
Liberty and Self-Government - John Dickinson , Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Liberty and Virtue - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 5
Liberty and Virtue - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Liberty as Divine Gift - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Liberty as a Check - James Madison , Federalist Papers
Liberty from God - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Liberty in Verse - Phillis Wheatley , Poem: To the Right Honourable William, Earl of Dartmouth
Liberty of Conscience - James Madison , Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
Liberty or Death - Patrick Henry , Speech at the Virginia Convention
Liberty or Death - Patrick Henry , Speech at the Virginia Convention
Liberty or Death - Patrick Henry , Speech at the Second Virginia Convention
Liberty vs Safety - Benjamin Franklin , Notes for a Proposition at the Pennsylvania Assembly
Liberty vs Safety - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to the Pennsylvania Assembly
Libertys Danger - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 1
Libertys Growth - George Washington , Diary Entry
Libertys Guardian - James Madison , Letter to George Thompson
Library Access - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 2
Life and Liberty - Thomas Jefferson , A Summary View of the Rights of British America
Ligament of Society - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Listen to Convince - George Washington , Diary Entry
Literati Are Necessary - James Madison , Notes for Essays
Live Simply - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa
Livingstons Warning - Robert R. Livingston , Speech to NY Assembly
Locke and Natural Rights - Thomas Jefferson , Declaration of Independence
Love and Knowing - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Love and Loss - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Loyalty to Washington - Horatio Gates , Letter to Washington

M

Magnitude of Evil - James Madison , Letter to Robert Walsh
Majority and Rights - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Marriage Is Choice - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Marriage as Union - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Marriage by Chance - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 8
Marshall on Slavery - John Marshall , Private Correspondence
Masons Curse - George Mason , Constitutional Convention
Mercys Hand - Phillis Wheatley , To the University of Cambridge in New England in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Message Under Risk - Rachel Revere , Revere Family Letters
Miracle Without Dogma - Thomas Paine , The Age of Reason
Moderation and Resolve - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 8
Monroes Hope - James Monroe , Speech to Virginia Legislature
Montesquieu and Separation of Powers - James Madison , Federalist No. 47
Moral Opposition to Slavery - John Adams , Letter to Robert Evans
Moral People and Government - John Adams , Address to the Massachusetts Militia
Moral and Religious People - John Adams , Letter to the Massachusetts Militia
Moral and Religious People - John Adams , Letter to the Massachusetts Militia
Morality and Commerce - Benjamin Rush , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Morality and Religion - George Washington , Diary Entry
Morality and Religion - George Washington , Farewell Address
Morals and Education - Gouverneur Morris , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Morris on Slavery - Gouverneur Morris , Constitutional Convention
Mother's Education - George Washington , Letter to Mary Ball Washington

N

Nation and Home - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Natural Law and Human Rights - George Mason , Virginia Declaration of Rights
Nature and Cruelty - Mercy Otis Warren , Observations on the New Constitution
New Testament and Civic Virtue - Benjamin Rush , Essay on Education
No Sectionalism - George Washington , Diary Entry
No Turning Back - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

O

Obedience to God - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Objections: No Bill of Rights - George Mason , Mason, George. Objections to This Constitution of Government, 7 Oct 1787.
On House Representation and Tyranny - James Madison , Madison, James. Federalist No. 55, 15 Feb 1788.
On Standing Armies - Alexander Hamilton , Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist No. 26, 22 Dec 1787.
On the Morality of Jesus - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Ezra Stiles
Order and Christ - Richard Dobbs Spaight , Speech to North Carolina Assembly
Origin of Government - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

P

Paine on Liberty - Thomas Paine , The Crisis
Parliamentary Overreach - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 6
Partial Grace and Fame - Phillis Wheatley , To Maecenas in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Party Division Is Dangerous - John Adams , Letter to Jonathan Jackson
Party Spirit Warning - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Francis Hopkinson
Patriotism and Service - Deborah Sampson , Memoirs of Deborah Sampson
Patriotism and Tradition - Jesse Lee Bennett (compiler) , Introduction to The Essential American Tradition
Peace and Christ - William Whipple , Letter to New Hampshire Assembly
People and Principle - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee
Pinckneys Defense - Charles Pinckney , Constitutional Convention
Plato and Political Order - Alexander Hamilton , Speech at New York Ratifying Convention
Political Basis - George Washington , Farewell Address
Politics and Virtue - George Washington , Farewell Address
Power Must Be Checked - John Adams , Thoughts on Government
Power Origin - Mercy Otis Warren , Observations on the New Constitution
Power in People - George Washington , Diary Entry
Praise for Saratoga - George Washington , On the Saratoga victory
Pray Without Ceasing - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II
Prayer and Liberty - Samuel Adams , Proclamation for a Day of Fasting
Prepared for War - George Washington , Diary Entry
Preparedness for Peace - George Washington , First Annual Message to Congress
Pretended Patriotism - George Washington , Diary Entry
Pride and Bowing - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 4
Principled Revolution - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Principles of Christianity - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Print Legacy - Ann Smith Franklin , Rhode Island Colonial Press Records
Print and Liberty - Mary Katherine Goddard , Maryland Journal Archives
Private Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Mercy Otis Warren
Profit over Piety - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 11
Property and Rights - James Madison , Essay on Property
Providence and Gratitude - George Washington , Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
Providence and National Duty - George Washington , Thanksgiving Proclamation
Public Conscience and Freedom - Patrick Henry , Speech to Virginia Convention
Public Duty and Christian Faith - George Washington , Thanksgiving Proclamation
Public Good - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to the Assembly
Public Integrity - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Thomas McKean
Public Opinion - George Washington , Diary Entry
Public Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Zabdiel Adams
Purification and Eternity - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II

Q

Quiet Strength - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton

R

Randolphs Compromise - Edmund Randolph , Constitutional Convention
Real Men - George Washington , Diary Entry
Reason Over Revelation - Ethan Allen , Reason: The Only Oracle of Man
Rebellion Warning - Abigail Adams , Letter to John Adams
Redeemer and Consolation - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa
Redemption and Salvation - Charles Carroll , Letter to Charles W. Carroll
Reflection on Liberty - Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson , Graeme Park Archives
Religion and Civic Duty - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Civic Foundation - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Moses Robinson
Religion and Civic Order - Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry
Religion and Civic Responsibility - Noah Webster , History of the United States
Religion and Civic Stability - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Civic Virtue - Patrick Henry , Speech to the Virginia Assembly
Religion and Civil Liberty - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Constitution - James Madison , Letter to Edward Livingston
Religion and Divine Guidance - George Washington , Reply to the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church
Religion and Divine Law - Thomas Jefferson , Declaration of Independence
Religion and Divine Providence - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Joseph Galloway
Religion and Divine Rights - Alexander Hamilton , The Farmer Refuted
Religion and Divine Support - Alexander Hamilton , Personal Letter
Religion and Education - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Education in Republics - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Rev. Samuel Cooper
Religion and Freedom - John Adams , The Works of John Adams
Religion and Government - George Washington , Farewell Address
Religion and Justice - Alexander Hamilton , Letter to James Bayard
Religion and Liberty - Benjamin Rush , Essay on Education
Religion and Liberty - Noah Webster , History of the United States
Religion and Morality - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Morality - George Washington , Farewell Address
Religion and Morality in Republics - George Washington , Address to the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church
Religion and Morals - Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry
Religion and National Blessing - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Religion and National Character - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and National Security - Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry
Religion and Natural Rights - James Madison , Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
Religion and Patriotism - George Washington , The Writings of George Washington
Religion and Public Blessing - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Public Life - Gouverneur Morris , Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Religion and Public Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Mercy Otis Warren
Religion and Reason - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Moses Robinson
Religion and Social Order - Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry
Religion and Tolerance - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Religion and Utopia - John Adams , Diary Entry
Religion and Virtue - John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Religion and Virtue in Government - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Virtue in Society - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and Virtue in Youth - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and the Bible - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion and the People - Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical
Religion as Cloak - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 5
Religion as Duty - George Washington , Farewell Address
Religion in Life - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to John Adams
Religious Dogma and Conflict - Thomas Jefferson , Correspondence and Papers
Religious Liberty - Ann Lee , Shaker Historical Records
Religious Liberty and Christ - James Madison , Memorial and Remonstrance
Remember the Ladies - Abigail Adams , Letter to John Adams
Remember the Principles - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Renewal of Liberty - Thomas Paine , Common Sense
Repair What Is Broken - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Representation Paradox - Gouverneur Morris , Constitutional Convention
Republic and Faction - James Madison , Federalist No. 10
Reputation - George Washington , Diary Entry
Resist Tyranny - John Hancock , Speech to the Massachusetts Legislature
Respect for Law - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 78
Response to the Cabal - George Washington , Letter to Patrick Henry
Restless Without You - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , Letter from Alexander Hamilton
Retire with Satisfaction - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 14
Rights Inherent - Thomas Jefferson , Declaration of Independence
Rights Not Curtailed by Color - Alexander Hamilton , Letter to John Jay
Rights and Laws - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 3
Rights and Property - James Madison , Essay on Property
Rights from Heaven - John Hancock , Massachusetts Convention
Rights from Heaven - John Hancock , Massachusetts Convention
Rights from Nature - Thomas Paine , Rights of Man
Rights from Nature - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Rights of Americans - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 10
Rights of Man - John Jay , Letter to George Washington
Rights of Women - Mercy Otis Warren , Correspondence with John Adams
Rights of the People - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to William Short
Rule of the Few - Melancton Smith , Smith, Melancton. Speech, New York Ratifying Convention, 21 Jun 1788.
Rush Condemns Slavery - Benjamin Rush , Letter to Anthony Benezet

S

Sacrifice for Liberty - Rebecca Motte , South Carolina Revolutionary Records
Satire as Mirror - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 13
Science and Human Comfort - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Benjamin Rush
Science and Public Happiness - George Washington , First Annual Message to Congress
Scripture and Divine Inspiration - William Penn , Preface to Frame of Government
Scripture and Society - Benjamin Rush , Essay on Education
Search for Truth - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richards Almanack
Self-Evident Truths - Thomas Jefferson , Declaration of Independence
Self-Governance - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Service and Sacrifice - Sarah Franklin Bache , Family Letters
Silence and Argument - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Silence as Weapon - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Silent Encroachments - James Madison , Speech at the Virginia Convention
Silent Encroachments - James Madison , Speech at the Virginia Convention
Slavery and Liberty - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Slavery and Republicanism - James Madison , Letter to Robert Walsh
Small State Equality - David Brearley , Constitutional Convention (inferred)
Soul-Cheering Presence - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa
Sovereignty of the Small States - Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 62
Sow in Tears - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Speak Freely - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 12
Spelling Reform Vision - Benjamin Franklin , Letter on Spelling Reform
Spirit of Party - George Washington , Diary Entry
Spirit of Party - George Washington , Farewell Address
Spirit of Resistance - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to James Madison
Standard of Virtue - George Washington , Diary Entry
Storms and Christ - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Storytelling and Truth - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Strength in Christ - Thomas Mifflin , Speech to Pennsylvania Assembly
Strength in Silence - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Support Freedom - Thomas Paine , The American Crisis
Support the Troops - Mary Draper , Massachusetts Revolutionary Records

T

Taxation and Rights - Gouverneur Morris , Speech to the Continental Congress
Tea Protest - Penelope Barker , Edenton Tea Party Records
Temperance and Restraint - Benjamin Franklin , Autobiography
Ten Commandments and Liberty - James Madison , Attributed
Thanksgiving Proclamation - George Washington , Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
Thanksgiving and Humility - George Washington , Thanksgiving Proclamation
The House Represents the People - James Madison , Federalist No. 52
The Labor Question - Walt Whitman , Journal Entry (c.1850)
Time and Eternity - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Trade vs Taxation - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 2
Tree of Liberty - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to William Stephens Smith
Trembling for Justice - Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia
Trial by Jury - David Brearley , New Jersey Constitution (cited in Holmes v. Walton)
True Friendship - George Washington , Diary Entry
Truth Must Be Diffused - Daniel Webster , Speech at Dartmouth College
Truth Prevails - George Washington , Letter to Charles M. Thruston
Truth Prevails - George Washington , Diary Entry
Truth and Lies - Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richards Almanack
Truth and Memory - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Truth in History - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Truth in Nature - Alexander Hamilton , The Farmer Refuted

U

Unaccountable Judiciary - Robert Yates (Brutus) , Brutus. Essay XV, 20 Mar 1788.
Unchecked Power - Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Union as Foundation - George Washington , Farewell Address
United We Stand - Patrick Henry , Speech in the Virginia Convention
Unity Over Faction - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Unity Through Constitution - James Madison , Speech to the House of Representatives
Unity and Common Good - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Albert Gallatin
Unity and Common Interest - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and Common Purpose - Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Albert Gallatin
Unity and Justice - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 9
Unity and Liberty - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and Mutual Respect - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Unity and National Blessing - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Character - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Cohesion - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Destiny - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Identity - Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address
Unity and National Interest - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Purpose - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Security - George Washington , Farewell Address
Unity and National Strength - Patrick Henry , Speech in the Virginia Convention
Unity as Strength - George Washington , Farewell Address

V

Values and Virtue - Mary Ball Washington , Washington Family Papers
Virtue Foundation - Benjamin Rush , Address to the People
Virtue Hovers Near - Phillis Wheatley , On Virtue in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Virtue and Christ - William Paterson , Letter to New Jersey Assembly
Virtue and Civic Responsibility - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Virtue and Corruption - Samuel Adams , Letter to James Warren
Virtue and Freedom - Samuel Adams , Letter to James Warren
Virtue and Freedom - Benjamin Franklin , Speech to the Constitutional Convention
Virtue and Freedom - Benjamin Franklin , Letter to the Abbs Chalut and Arnaud
Virtue and Knowledge - Samuel Adams , Letter to James Warren
Virtue and Liberty - James Madison , Speech at Virginia Ratifying Convention
Virtue and Republics - John Witherspoon , Sermon to Congress
Virtue and Temptation - George Washington , Diary Entry
Virtue as Defense - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 10
Vision and Courage - George Washington
Vision and Hope - George Washington , Diary Entry
Voice for Rights - Lucy Stone , American Equal Rights Association Records
Voice of Grace - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa

W

War Banished - George Washington , Diary Entry
Warning to Britain - John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 11
Washingtons Abolition Plan - George Washington , Letter to Robert Morris
Washingtons Conscience - George Washington , Private Letter
Whisper and Reputation - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 9
Will of God - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Wilson on Rights - James Wilson , Lectures on Law
Wisdom Beyond Reach - Phillis Wheatley , On Virtue in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Wisdom and Darkness - Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I
Woman and Witness - Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton
Women and Reason - Benjamin Franklin , Silence Dogood Letter No. 7
Women's Civic Duty - Esther Reed , Sentiments of an American Woman