[Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt.

Went to church and fasted all day.

The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.

The finite mind of man can never grasp the mysteries of the infinite. It is the highest wisdom, as it is our great happiness, to accept our limitations, to use what we have, and leave the rest to God.

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.

A half-starved limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step.

The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.