Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.
The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.
Oppression is more easily endured than insult.
There is a holy mistaken zeal in politics as well as religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.
I hold myself indebted to any one from whose enlightened understanding another ray of knowledge communicates to mine. Really to inform the mind is to correct and enlarge the heart.