From a tombstone in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Concord, NH
I have no faith in fatalism
In destiny
In blind force
I believe in God
The living God
I believe in the American people a free a brave people who do not bow the neck or bend the knee to any other
And who desire no other to bow the neck or bend the knee to them
I believe that a republic is greater than an empire
I believe finally - whatever clouds may darken the horizon
That the world is growing better
That today is better than yesterday
And that tomorrow will be better than today.
In destiny
In blind force
I believe in God
The living God
I believe in the American people a free a brave people who do not bow the neck or bend the knee to any other
And who desire no other to bow the neck or bend the knee to them
I believe that a republic is greater than an empire
I believe finally - whatever clouds may darken the horizon
That the world is growing better
That today is better than yesterday
And that tomorrow will be better than today.