"Good moral character is the first essential..." - Quote by George Washington

“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession, and when the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

“Happiness is more effectually dispensed to mankind under a republican form of government than any other.”

“A hundred thousand men, coming one after another, cannot move a Ton weight; but the united strength of 50 would transport it with ease.”

“The ruin of a State is generally preceded by an universal degeneracy of manners and contempt of religion.”

“Oh, come! That boot is on the other leg. Why should you call me to account for eating decently? If I battened on the scorched corpses of animals, you might well ask me why I did that”

“There was once a community of scoundrels, that is to say, they were not scoundrels, but ordinary people.”

“What makes a good man?”

“Self conquest is the greatest of victories.”

“Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.”