I Cannot Ask Of Heaven

All The Public Business In Congress Now Connects Itself With Intrigues, And There Is Great Danger That The Whole Government Will Degenerate Into A Struggle Of Cabals.

The Extremes Of Opulence And Of Want Are More Remarkable, And More Constantly Obvious, In [great Britain] Than In Any Other Place That I Ever Saw.

If There Have Been Those Who Doubted Whether A Confederated Representative Democracy Were A Government Competent To The Wise And Orderly Management Of The Common Concerns Of A Mighty Nation, Those Doubts Have Been Dispelled.

Death Fixes Forever The Relation Existing Between The Departed Spirit And The Survivors Upon Earth.

This Hand, To Tyrants Ever Sworn The Foe, For Freedom Only Deals The Deadly Blow; Then Sheathes In Calm Repose The Vengeful Blade, For Gentle Peace In Freedom's Hallowed Shade.