Were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, Does he use ardent spirits?

Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!

Force cannot give right.

The liberty of the whole earth was depending on the issue of the contest, and was ever such a prize won with so little innocent blood?

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God

Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest duty.

Travelling is good for your health and necessary for your amusement.