The sun of her [Great Britain] glory is fast descending to the horizon. Her philosophy has crossed the Channel, her freedom the Atlantic, and herself seems passing to that awful dissolution, whose issue is not given human foresight to scan.

Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.

The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.

I enclose to you a copy of the declaration of independence as agreed to by the House, and also, as originally framed. You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the Critics.

Courts love the people always, as wolves do the sheep.

Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitudes brought hither out of many kindred and tongues.

Paul was the first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.