Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.

Never yet could I find that a black had uttered a thought above the level of plain narration; never saw even an elemental trait of painting or sculpture.

If the happiness of the mass of mankind can be secured at the expense of a little tempest now and then, or even of a little blood, it will be a precious purchase.

May it be to the world... to assume the blessings and security of self-government.

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

The constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruption's of time and party, its members would become despots.