Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one.

It may well happen that the public voice, pronounced by the representatives of the people, will be more constant to the public good than if pronounced by the people themselves.

People will continue to seek justice until it is found, or until liberty is lost in the pursuit.

I hope this will find you...enjoying the commencement of a new year with every prospect that can make it a happy one.

The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter,to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens and greater sphere of country over which the latter may be extended.

There is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust.

If we advert to the nature of republican government, we shall find that the censorial power is in the people over the government, and not in the government over the people.