"It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government."

"Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike."

"Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government."

"The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"The simplest truths often reveal that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest."