I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of man.

I tolerate with the utmost latitude the right of others to differ from me in opinion without imputing to them criminality.

I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.

Tranquility is the old man's milk.

The spirit of 1776 is not dead. It has only been slumbering. The body of the American people is substantially republican. But their virtuous feelings have been played on by some fact with more fiction; they have been the dupes of artful maneuvers, and made for a moment to be willing instruments in forging chains for themselves. But times and truth dissipated the delusion, and opened their eyes.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over.