There is a rank due to the United States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness.

There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.

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

Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

To every description of citizens, let praise be given. but let them persevere in their affectionate vigilance over that precious depository of American happiness, the Constitution of the United States. Let them cherish it, too, for the sake of those who, from every clime, are daily seeking a dwelling in our land.

A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.