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.

In the discharge of this trust I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed toward the organization and administration of the Government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable.

I heard the bullets whistle-- and believe me, there is something charming in the sound.

Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.

[The spirit of party] opens the door to foreign influence and corruption, which finds a facilitated access to the government itself through the channels of party passions.

The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way.

It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act.