The Gates Of Hell Shall Not Prevail

I Have Alternately Been Called An Aristocrat And A Democrat. I Am Neither. I Am A Christocrat.

Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, And Is As Necessary For The Support Of Societies As Natural Affection Is For The Support Of Families. The Amor Patriae Love Of Ones Country Is Both A Moral Duty And A Religious Duty. It Comprehends Not Only The Love Of Our Neighbors But Of Millions Of Our Fellow Creatures, Not Only Of The Present But Of Future Generations. This Virtue We Find Constitutes A Part Of The First Characters Of History.

Now If The Study Of The Scriptures Be Necessary To Our Happiness At Any Time In Our Life, The Sooner We Begin To Read Them, The More We Shall Be Attached To Them.

If Moral Precepts Alone Could Have Reformed Mankind, The Mission Of The Son Of God Into All The World Would Have Been Unnecessary. The Perfect Morality Of The Gospel Rests Upon The Doctrine Which, Though Often Controverted Has Never Been Refuted: I Mean The Vicarious Life And Death Of The Son Of God.

There Is But One Method Of Rendering A Republican Form Of Government Durable, And That Is By Disseminating The Seeds Of Virtue And Knowledge Through Every Part Of The State By Means Of Proper Places And Modes Of Education And This Can Be Done Effectively Only By The Aid Of The Legislature.