Liberty is the birthright of every human being.

Freedom is the right to do anything that does not infringe upon the rights of others.

Government must be responsive to the needs and wishes of its people.

The welfare of the people is the highest law.

Liberty is a precious gift that must be safeguarded by all.

Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render every one his due.

The best and noblest form of government is that which is founded on the will of the people.

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.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force.

Let us never forget that government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force.

A nation is only as strong as its moral character.

A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

To be an American citizen is to be a member of a nation founded on principles of justice, liberty, and equality.

Justice must be the foundation of all government actions.

Good government is built on the principles of justice and equality.

The extraordinary expenses to be incurred in the present year in supporting our foreign intercourse I find will require a provision beyond the ordinary appropriation and the additional $20,000 already granted.

The measures now in operation for taking possession of the posts of Detroit and Michilimackinac render it proper that provision should be made for extending to these places and any others alike circumstanced the civil authority of the Northwestern Territory.

I lay before you, for your consideration and advice, an explanatory article proposed to be added to the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the United States and Great Britain.