Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value of our existence.

When a uniform exercise of kindness to prisoners on our part has been returned by as uniform severity on the part of our enemies,you must excuse me for saying it is high time, by other lessons, to teach respect to the dictates of humanity; in such a case, retaliation becomes an act of benevolence.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Botany I rank with the most valuable sciences.

While the farmer holds the title to the land, actually, it belongs to all the people because civilization itself rests upon the soil.

I am a sect by myself, as far as I know.