In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge of effects without attending to their causes.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern, some of them in our country and under our own eyes.

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

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say.

We must consult our means rather than our wishes.

It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.