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

It was not my intention to doubt that, the Doctrines of the Illuminati, and principles of Jacobinism had not spread in the United States. On the contrary, no one is more truly satisfied of this fact than I am.

[T]here is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.

I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.

Influence is not government.