For the same reason that the members of the State legislatures will be unlikely to attach themselves sufficiently to national objects, the members of the federal legislature will be likely to attach themselves too much to local objects.

The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.

The internal effects of a mutable policy are still more calamitous. It poisons the blessings of liberty itself.

We are teaching the world the great truth that Governments do better without Kings & Nobles than with them. The merit will be doubled by the other lesson that Religion Flourishes in greater purity, without than with the aid of Government.

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment.

An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe.

For what purpose could the enumeration of particular powers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included in the preceding general power?