Thirteen sovereignties pulling against each other and all tugging at the federal head, will soon bring ruin on the whole.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.

Where is the man to be found who wishes to remain indebted for the defense of his own person and property to the exertions, the bravery, and the blood of others, without making one generous effort to repay the debt of honor and gratitude?

They will avoid ... those Overgrown Military establishements which ... are ... particularly hostile to Republican liberty.

Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire of the government.

No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the united States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency