It is just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good.

In so strong a light, nevertheless, do they appear to the Secretary, that, on their due observance, at the present critical juncture, materially depend, in his judgment, the individual and aggregate prosperity of the citizens of the United States; their relief from the embarrassments they now experience; their character as a people; the cause of good government.

There is a contagion in example which few men have sufficient force of mind to resist.

How can you trust people who are poor and own no property? ... Inequality of property will exist as long as liberty exists.

What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws.

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.

Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature.