Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time.

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

America is a fortunate country. She grows by the follies of our European nations.

The advance and perfecting of mathematics are closely joined to the prosperity of the nation.

A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.

There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances