“I congratulate you and my country on the singular favor of heaven in the peaceable and auspicious settlement of our government upon a Constitution formed by wisdom, and sanctified by the solemn choice of the people who are to live under it. May the Supreme ruler of the world be pleased to establish and perpetuate these new foundations of liberty and glory....Thank God, my country is saved and by the smile of Heaven I am a free and independant man.” PeopleMenWorldMayCountryGovernmentChoicesHeavenLibertyGloryConstitutionFoundationFavorsSavedSupremeThank GodRulersSolemnSettlement Author:John Hancock
“I thank God, I have been able, by adopting Principles of strict Economy and Frugality, to keep my principal, I mean my Country-Estate, unimpaired.” MeanHas BeensCountryAblePrinciplesEconomyThank GodPrincipalEstatesStrictAdoptingFrugality Author:George Mason
“Canada is one of the few places left where the small decencies are observed. If, as a young man, I was scornful of the country because we always seemed so far behind style-setting New York, I now thank God for the cultural lag. Ours, after all, is the good neighbourhood. A society well worth preserving.” IfsMenWellsCountryYoungLeftBehindsStyleNew YorkSettingSettingsYoung ManCanadaThank GodDecencyLagNeighbourhoods Author:Mordecai Richler