Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good.

I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.

No union exists between church and state, and perfect freedom of opinion is guaranteed to all sects and creeds.

Under the blessings of Divine Providence... It becomes us, in humility, to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.

It is confidently believed that our system may be safely extended to the utmost bounds of our territorial limits.