Divide et impera must be the motto of every nation that either hates or fears us.

Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.

The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.

[W]e must extend the authority of the Union to the persons of the citizens - the only proper objects of government.

The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their origin to a zeal for liberty more ardent than enlightened.

A republic of this kind, able to withstand an external force, may support itself without any internal corruptions. The form of this society prevents all manner of inconveniences.

Every nation ought to have a right to provide for its own happiness.