Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

If we incline too much to democracy, we shall soon shoot into a monarchy.

Take mankind in general, they are vicious-their passions may be operated upon.

As to Taxes, they are evidently inseparable from Government. It is impossible without them to pay the debts of the nation, to protect it from foreign danger, or to secure individuals from lawless violence and rapine.

Those who have a tolerable knowledge of human nature will not stand in need of such lights.

Jurors should acquit, even against the judge's instruction . . . if exercising their judgment with discretion and honesty they have a clear conviction the charge of the court is wrong.

It will be well to advert to the proportion between the objects that will require a federal provision in respect to revenue; and those which will require a state provision. We shall discover that the former are altogether unlimited; and that the latter are circumscribed within very moderate bounds.