I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.

All power is lodged in, and consequently derived from, the people. We should wear it as a breastplate, and buckle it on as our armour.

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.

We are now to rank among the nations of the world; but whether our Independence shall prove a blessing or a curse must depend upon our own wisdom or folly, virtue or wickedness.... Justice and virtue are the vital principles of republican government.

Attend with Diligence and strict Integrity to the Interest of your Correspondents and enter into no Engagements which you have not the almost certain Means of performing.

We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.

Don't wait around for your life to happen to you. Find something that makes you happy, and do it. Because everything else is all just background noise.