In war it is not men, but the man who counts.
I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.
This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.
A society without religion is like a vessel without compass.
I wish I could take a raincheck on June 18.1815
Music, of all the liberal arts, has the greatest influence over the passions, and it is that to which the legislator ought to give the greatest encouragement.