Political Quotes

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.

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories...has been evinced by the experience of all mankind.

The integrity of the government is essential to the welfare of the people.