Political Quotes

The great volume of the documents and the time necessary for the investigation will explain to the Senate the causes of the delay which has intervened.

The precise extent of that augmentation can not as yet be satisfactorily suggested, but that no time may be lost, and especially at a season deemed favorable to the object, I submit to the wisdom of the Legislature whether they will…

to the end that the authority of the laws may be maintained

Everyone must be sensible that in the details of instructions for negotiating a treaty and in the correspondence and conferences respecting it matters will occur which interest sometimes and sometimes respect or other proper motives forbid…