Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army, which above all things should be avoided, and in many instances would compel men to a mode of Worship which they do not profess.

I am once more seated under my own vine and fig tree ... and hope to spend the remainder of my days in peaceful retirement, making political pursuits yield to the more rational amusement of cultivating the earth.

It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.

[V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.

A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.

It is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.