Slavery discourages arts and manufactures.

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 augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.

I wish I knew where to get a good one myself; for I find cold Sheets extreamly disagreeable.

I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God that gave it me, hoping that through the meritorious death and passion of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ to receive absolution and remission for all my sins.

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

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.