It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to preserve our self-government if we will but think so.

All things here appear to me to trudge on in one and the same round: we rise in the morning that we may eat breakfast, dinner andsupper and to bed again that we may get up the next morning and do the same: so that you never saw two peas more alike than our yesterday and to-day.

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.

Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle grateful that they are not worse rather than the rough handle, bitter that they are not better.

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

Men are disposed to live honestly, if the means of doing so are open to them.