An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

Were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, Does he use ardent spirits?

Amplification is the vice of modern oratory.

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.

This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere force.

It is highly interesting to our country, and it is the duty of its functionaries, to provide that every citizen in it should receive an education proportioned to the condition and pursuits of his life.

The constitution has divided the powers of government into three branches, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, lodging each with a distinct magistracy. The Legislative it has given completely to the Senate and House of Representatives. It has declared that the Executive powers shall be vested in the President, submitting special articles of it to a negative by the Senate, and it has vested the Judiciary power in the courts of justice, with certain exceptions also in favor of the Senate.