Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

I have long been settled in my own opinion that neither Philosophy, nor Religion, nor Morality, nor Wisdom, nor Interest, will ever govern nations or Parties, against their vanity, their Pride, their Resentment, or Revenge, or their Avarice, or Ambition. Nothing but Force and Power and Strength can restrain them.

The form of government which you admire, when its principles are pure is admirable indeed. It is productive of every Thing which is great and excellent among men. But its principles are as easily destroyed as human nature is corrupted. Such a government is only to be supported by pure religion or Austere morals.

Genius is sorrow's child.

Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.

I drink no cider, but feast on Philadelphia beer.

If worthless men are sometimes at the head of affairs, it is, I believe, because worthless men are at the tail and the middle