Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.

Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.

To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand.

The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.

It is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare.