Waiving the rights of conscience, not included in the surrender implied by the social state, & more or less invaded by all Religious establishments, the simple question to be decided, is whether a support of the best & purest religion, the Christian religion itself ought not, so far at least as pecuniary means are involved, to be provided for by the Government, rather than be left to the voluntary provisions of those who profess it.

The establishment of the chaplainship to Congress is a palpable violation of ... constitutional principles.

But the mere circumstance of complexion cannot deprive them of the character of men.

Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence.

Americans need not fear the federal government because they enjoy the advantage of being armed, which you possess over the people of almost every other nation.

All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former.

A government resting on the minority is an aristocracy, not a Republic, and could not be safe with a numerical and physical force against it, without a standing army, an enslaved press and a disarmed populace.