Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Ignorance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self-government.

I hope the necessity will at length be seen of establishing institutions, here as in Europe, where every branch of science, useful at this day, may be taught in it's highest degrees.

The idea of creating a national bank I do not concur in, because it seems now decided that Congress has not that power (although I sincerely wish they had it exclusively), and because I think there is already a vast redundancy rather than a scarcity of paper medium.

And, in general, that branch which is to act ultimately and without appeal on any law is the rightful expositor of the validity of the law, uncontrolled by the opinions of the other coordinate authorities.

Newspapers . . . serve as chimnies to carry off noxious vapors and smoke.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.