The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.

In a word, if this country can steer clear of European politics, stand firm on its bottom, and be wise and temperate in its government, it bids fair to be one of the greatest and happiest nations in the world.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.

History and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.

I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the Vault in less than three days after I am dead.... Tis well.