Money, not morality, constitutes the principle of commercial nations.

Creeds have been the bane of the Christian church ... made of Christendom a slaughter-house.

[Oppose] with manly firmness [any] invasions on the rights of the people.

The failure of one thing is repaired by the success of another.

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

I have lived temperately....I double the doctor's recommendation of a glass and a half wine each day and even treble it with a friend.

The principle of the Constitution is that of a separation of legislative, Executive and Judiciary functions, except in cases specified. If this principle be not expressed in direct terms, it is clearly the spirit of the Constitution, and it ought to be so commented and acted on by every friend of free government.