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

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.

The division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more safety and accessibility in a strong executive; the healthy, firm, and virtuous, feeling confidence in their physical and moral resources, and willing to part with only so much power as is necessary for their good government; and, therefore, to retain the rest in the hands of the many, the division will substantially be into Whig and Tory.

To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself.

It is a principle that the right to a thing gives a right to the means without which it could not be used, that is to say, that the means follow their end.

The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric. They are construing our constitution from a co-ordination of a general and special government to a general and supreme one alone.

I think all the world would gain by setting commerce at perfect liberty.