John Jay actually said...

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.

A strong sense of the value of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government.

The Union will be more happy, more respectable, and more durable, if all the parts of it consider themselves as mutual friends and fellow-ci...