"Among the many objects to which a wise and free people find it necessary to direct their attention, that of providing for their safety seems to be the first."
"The people are the sovereign of this country, and consequently the founders of such a society as that of the United States."
"To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection."
"Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to th..."
"Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural right..."
"The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty."
