Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.

The United States enjoy a scene of prosperity and tranquility under the new government that could hardly have been hoped for.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.

Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.