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One Great Object Of The Constitution Was To Restrain Majorities From Oppressing Minorities Or Encroaching Upon Their Just Rights.

No Union Exists Between Church And State, And Perfect Freedom Of Opinion Is Guaranteed To All Sects And Creeds.

Under The Blessings Of Divine Providence... It Becomes Us, In Humility, To Make Our Devout Acknowledgments To The Supreme Ruler Of The Universe, For The Inestimable Civil And Religious Blessings With Which We Are Favored.

The Presidency Is Not A Bed Of Roses.

The Passion For Office Among Members Of Congress Is Very Great, If Not Absolutely Disreputable, And Greatly Embarrasses The Operations Of The Government. They Create Offices By Their Own Votes And Then Seek To Fill Them Themselves.