The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.

Discipline is the soul of an army.

Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions.

Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters let it be somewhat grave.

I shall make it the most agreeable part of my duty to study merit, and reward the brave and deserving.