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

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.

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

As nations can not be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this.

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

Successfully reframing the climate debate in the United States from one based on environmental values to one based on health values...holds great promise to help American society better understand and appreciate the risks of climate change.

A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.