The powers of the federal government ... result from the compact to which the states are parties, [and are] limited by the plain sense and intention of the instrument constituting that compact.

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

Power is of an encroaching nature.

The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution.

I have no doubt but that the misery of the lower classes will be found to abate wherever the Government assumes a freer aspect,& the laws favor a subdivision of property.

It is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other.

The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all such institutions must be sacrificed.