A gentleman of one of the first fortunes upon the continent...sacrificing his ease, and hazarding all in the cause of his country.

Life is a problem; mortal man was made to solve the solemn problem right or wrong.

Duty is ours, results are God's.

There is such seduction in a library of good books that I cannot resist the temptation to luxuriate in reading.

Whether to the nation or to the state, no service can be or ever will be rendered by a more able or a more faithful public servant.

I want a warm and faithful friend, To cheer the adverse hour; Who ne'er to flatter will descend, Nor bend the knee to power,- A friend to chide me when I'm wrong, My inmost soul to see; And that my friendship prove as strong For him as his for me.

The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.