Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented whether the people of the United States are to govern through representatives chosen by their unbiased suffrages or whether the money and power of a great corporation are to be secretly exerted to influence their judgment and control their decisions.

From his proceedings in Congress, he appears demented, and his actings and doings inspire my pity more than anger.

I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred, and most irreversible part of my obligation to preserve the union of these states, although it may cost me my life.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.

I find virtue to be found amongst the farmers of the country alone, not about courts, where courtiers dwell.