The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles.

The friendship I have conceived will not be impaired by absence; but it may be no unpleasing circumstance to brighten the chain by a renewal of the covenant.

[V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.

Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.