Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Wherever her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for general security, general happiness, and the improvement and progress of our race.

The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution) ... and especially against all extension of Executive power; and I am committed against any attempt to rule the free people of this country by the power and the patronage of the Government itself.

All creeds are fallible and uncertain evidences of evangelical piety.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters