Edmund Burke: “Whatever breeds discontent at this time will produce that great master-mischief most infallibly.”

Who could doubt but that, at any expense to the state, of which they understood nothing, they must pursue their private interests, which they understood but too well?

An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease.

They have little regard to the obvious consequences of their doctrine, though they may see that it leaves positive authority in very few of the positive institutions of this country.

As he is not to obey us, but we are to obey the law in him, our Constitution has made no sort of provision towards rendering him, as a servant, in any degree responsible.