The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric. They are construing our constitution from a co-ordination of a general and special government to a general and supreme one alone.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Gaming corrupts our disposition and teaches us a habit of hostility against all mankind.

Gouverneur Morris had often told me that General Washington believed no more of that system (Christianity) than did he himself.

Not for ourselves alone, but for all humanity... Let us hasten to find the path that leads to liberty, safety, and peace for everyone.

An acre of the best ground for hemp, is to be selected and sewn in hemp and be kept for a permanent hemp patch.

We are here lounging our time away, doing nothing, and having nothing to do. It gives me great regret to be passing my time so uselessly when it could have been so importantly employed at home.