I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others.

Excessive taxation . . . will carry reason & reflection to every man's door, and particularly in the hour of election.

In Europe the object is to make the most of their land, labour being abundant: here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant.

I am never tempted to pray but when a warm feeling for my friends comes athwart my heart.

I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.

Our ancestors ... were laborers, not lawyers.

It may be regarded as certain that not a foot of land will ever be taken from the Indians without their own consent.