No free country has ever been without Parties, which are a natural offspring of freedom.

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.

A certain degree of preparation for war . . . affords also the best security for the continuance of peace.

Good conscience is the most valuable asset of all!

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

I have ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect.