I had rather be in my grave than in my present situation, I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world; and yet they charge me with wanting to be a king.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.
[death]...the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return
A people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove.
I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right to intermeddle in the internal concerns of another; that every one had a right to form and adopt whatever government they liked best to live under themselves.