"It is therefore agreed between the said parties that in the event of any such obstructions happening it shall be lawful for such persons as---- ----shall designate to introduce into and transport thro..."
"Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:"
"The ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was received by me last night."
"I therefore nominate M, de Poiery to be a captain by brevet."
"There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy."
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the Republican model of Government are justly considered... deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hand..."
"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience."
"The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions."
"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered... deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the ha..."
"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness."
"To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country."