No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.

Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.

..avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts, which unavoidable wars may have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen, which we ourselves ought to bear.

We are not to expect perfection in this world; but mankind, in modern times, have apparently made some progress in the science of government.

Freedom and Property Rights are inseparable. You can't have one without the other.

If you can't sent money, send tobacco.

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