Many of the opposition [to the new Federal Constitution] wish to take from Congress the power of internal taxation. Calculation has convinced me that this would be very mischievous.

As for what is not true, you will always find abundance in the newspapers.

If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed.

Cultivators of the earth are the most virtuous and independent citizens.

I trust there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die a Unitarian.

Amplification is the vice of modern oratory.

The power of making war often prevents it.