I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.

I have learnt to expect that it will rarely fall to the lot of imperfect man to retire from this station with the reputation and the favor which bring him into it.

If, then, the control of the people over the organs of their government be the measure of its republicanism, and I confess I know no other measure, it must be agreed that our governments have much less of republicanism than ought to have been expected; in other words, that the people have less regular control over their agents, than their rights and their interests require.

My general plan would be to make the States one as to everything connected with foreign nations and several as to everything purely domestic.

Men of quality are not threatened by women of equality

...is the spirit of the people an infallible, a permanent reliance? ...the spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless.

The variety of opinions leads to questions. Questions lead to truth.