The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded.

Of all knaves the religious knave is the worst.

The revenue of the country, levied almost insensibly to the taxpayer, goes on from year to year, increasing beyond either the interests or the prospective wants of the Government.

You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me in your strength.

If your past is limited, your future is boundless.

Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

I never justify, sustain, or in any way or to any extent uphold this cruel, heartless, aimless unnecessary war.