The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.
It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.
It is a maxim received in life that, in general, we can determine more wisely for others than for ourselves. The reason of it is so dear in argument that it hardly wants the confirmation of experience.
Oppression is more easily endured than insult.
The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.
Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.