A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.

The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination.

To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty.

If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.

The mention of Greece fills the mind with the most exalted sentiments and arouses in our bosoms the best feelings of which our nature is capable.