To make us one nation as to foreign concerns, and keep us distinct in Domestic ones gives the outline of the proper division of powers between the general [national] and particular [state] governments.

Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.

The tender breasts of ladies were not formed for political convulsion.

The Bible is the cornerstone of liberty.

I value peace, and I should unwillingly see any event take place which would render war a necessary resource.

It is an axiom in my mind that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the state to effect, and on a general plan.

Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.