Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice?

A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils

To place any dependence upon Militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff ... If I was called upon to declare upon Oath , whether the Militia have been most serviceable or hurtful upon the whole; I should subscribe to the latter.

The States separately have very inadequate ideas of the present danger. Party disputes and personal quarrels are the great business of the day, whilst the concerns of the nation are secondary.

Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.

You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.

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