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.

As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.

Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.

Remember, officers and soldiers, that you are fighting for the blessings of liberty.

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.

It's only natural for unbridled partisanship, unrestrained by allegiance to a greater cause, to lead to chaos.

I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.