No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the united States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency

If they are good workmen, they may be from Asia, Africa or Europe; they may be Mahometans, Jews or Christians of any sect, or they may be Atheists.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

Take care of the waste on the farm and turn it into useful channels’ should be the slogan of every farmer.

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

The aggregate happiness of the society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of all government . . . .

Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward.