No country and no people can be free and ignorant at the same time.

If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform.

The sickly, weakly, timid man fears the people, and is a Tory by nature. The healthy, strong and bold cherishes them, and is formed a Whig by nature.

I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place.

A superintending power to maintain the Universe in its course and order.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

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.