There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.

Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town more than of your state.

The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.

The question then will be, whether a consolidated government can preserve the freedom and secure the rights of the people.

Is it to be expected that the Southern States will deliver themselves bound hand and foot to the Eastern States? A few rich merchants in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York could thereby monopolise the staples of the Southern States and reduce their value.

The [President's] Nomination, of Course, brings the Subject fully under the Consideration of the Senate; who have then a Right to decide upon its Propriety or Impropriety.

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.