Without a humble imitation of the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man."

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion

While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.