No country upon earth ever had it more in its power to attain these blessings than United America. Wondrously strange, then, and much to be regretted indeed would it be, were we to neglect the means and to depart from the road which Providence has pointed us to so plainly; I cannot believe it will ever come to pass.

For it is fixed principle with me, that whatever is done should be done well.

It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act.

The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.

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

Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors arrogancy.

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