An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

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

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

Of publishing a book on religion, my dear sir, I never had an idea. I should as soon think of writing for the reformation of Bedlam, as of the world of religious sects. Of these there must be, at least, ten thousand, every individual of every one of which believes all wrong but his own.

The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society.

A community of small farmers... land property owners, will be the only assurance that the freedom our republic offers will be guaranteed to each and every citizen.