Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.

Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party.

The liberty enjoyed by the people of these states of worshiping Almighty God agreebly to their conscience, is not only among the choicest of their blessings, but also of their rights.

The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.

Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.

When there is no vision, there is no hope.

There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the State he serves.