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

Freemasonry is founded on the immutable laws of Truth and Justice and its grand object is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The Army (considering the irritable state it is in, its suffering and composition) is a dangerous instrument to play with.

I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate.

I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days in peaceful retirement, making political pursuits yield to the more rational amusement of cultivating the earth.

Be easy and condescending in your deportment to your officers, but not too familiar, lest you subject yourself to a want of respect, which is necessary to support a proper command.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.