The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
A nation is only as strong as its moral character.
The duty of holding a neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on ever...
A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
The foundation of our national policy will be laid on the solid basis of the people's will.
Good governance demands the exercise of wisdom, patience, and courage.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
The nation that expects to be ignorant and free, expects what never was and never will be.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should ...
The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories...has bee...
Those who have been blessed with the privileges of education should be the guardians of those privileges for the benefit of all.