"The strength of a nation is its people."
"The strength of a nation lies in the unity and integrity of its people."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"The integrity of the government is essential to the welfare of the people."
"I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
"A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives."
"Nothing is more important than preserving the freedom and rights of individuals."
"Respect for the law is essential for the preservation of liberty."
"A nation is only as strong as its moral character."
"I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy."
"Nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded; and that, in place of them, just and amicab..."
"Those who have been blessed with the privileges of education should be the guardians of those privileges for the benefit of all."
"The duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation."
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
"Each citizen must contribute to the common defense, which is the foundation of our security."
"Those who are well informed about their rights and duties make the best citizens."
