There can be no profit in the making or selling of things to be destroyed in war. Men may think that they have such profit, but in the end the profit will turn out to be a loss.

A promise must never be broken.

If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government.

A government, the constitution of which renders it unfit to be trusted with all the powers which a free people ought to delegate to any government, would be an unsafe and improper depositary of the NATIONAL INTERESTS.

That there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied.

Effective resistance to usurpers is possible only provided the citizens understand their rights and are disposed to defend them.

The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme or binding.