It is in vain, I perceive, to look for ease and happiness in a world of troubles.

It's only natural for unbridled partisanship, unrestrained by allegiance to a greater cause, to lead to chaos.

No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish of the Nation than to establish a systematic and effectual arrangement for the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

[T]he foundation of a great Empire is laid, and I please myself with a persuasion, that Providence will not leave its work imperfect.

Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths . . . ?

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.