To judge from the history of mankind, we shall be compelled to conclude that the fiery and destructive passions of war reign in the human breast with much more powerful sway than the mild and beneficent sentiments of peace; and that to model our political systems upon speculations of lasting tranquillity, is to calculate on the weaker springs of the human character.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton

At this moment Nora asked of Mike: “Did you ever make up music for yourself?” “I have tried once or twice, but didn’t do much.” “Oh, please sing us something of your own.”
— from The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters by Edward Sylvester Ellis