I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.

I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.

Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

Your late purchase of an estate in the colony of Cayenne, with a view to emancipating the slaves on it, is a generous and noble proof of your humanity. Would to God a like spirit would diffuse itself generally into the minds of the people of this country; but I despair of seeing it.