Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant.

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.

Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant.

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

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.

As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.