"It was to be apprehended that causes of complaint might arise on the line dividing the United States from Her Britannic Majesty's dominions."
"I regret, however, to inform you that an outrage of a most aggravated character has been committed, accompanied by a hostile though temporary invasion of our territory, producing the strongest feeling..."
"I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to a resolution of that body dated the 5th instant."
"I ask such appropriations as the circumstances in which our country is thus unexpectedly placed require."
"A nation without a national government is, in my view, an awful spectacle."
"The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts."
"The judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution."
"Those who are to be the judges of the law ought to be independent, and under the influence of none but heaven."
"The wisdom of a few has often outweighed the clamor of many."
"It is essential to the security of liberty that the government in general should have a common interest with the people."
"Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society."
"A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care."
"A well-adjusted government should be a firm guardian of the nation’s property and interests, while allowing for the freedom of the individual."
"The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people."
"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates."
"The Union will be more happy, more respectable, and more durable, if all the parts of it consider themselves as mutual friends and fellow-citizens."
"A strong sense of the value of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government."
"It is not to be doubted that a unanimous and punctual observance of treaties and public engagements are the best fruits of good faith and honorable integrity."
