To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.

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

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.

... in the present State of America, our welfare and prosperity depend upon the cultivation of our lands and turning the produce of them to the best advantage.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

To constitute a dispute there must be two parties. To understand it well, both parties and all the circumstances must be fully heard; and to accommodate the differences, temper and mutual forbearance are requisite.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.