Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

The National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.

To believe all men honest is folly. To believe none is something worse.

It is not only the juror's right, but his duty to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment and conscience, though in direct opposition to the instruction of the court.

Power must never be trusted without a check.

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an upright and skillful administration of justice, that the judicial power ought to be distinct from both the legislative and executive, and independent upon both, that so it may be a check upon both, as both should be checks upon that.