When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

You ought to be extremely cautious, watchful, jealous of your liberty; for instead of securing your rights, you may lose them forever.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

Suspicion is a Virtue, if in the interests of the good of the people.

I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.

Amongst other strange things said of me, I hear it is said by the deists that I am one of the number; and indeed, that some good people think I am no Christian. This thought gives me much more pain than the appellation of Tory; because I think religion of infinitely higher importance than politics; and I find much cause to reproach myself that I have lived so long, and have given no decided and public proofs of my being a Christian. But, indeed, my dear child, this is a character which I prize far above all this world has, or can boast.

What right do they have to say "we the people" rather than we the States?