The power of declaring war being with the Legislature, the Executive should do nothing necessarily committing them to decide for war in preference of non-intercourse, which will be preferred by a great many.

If I had to choose between government without newspapers, and newspapers without government, I wouldn't hesitate to choose the latter

I do verily believe that a single, consolidated government would become the most corrupt government on the earth.

[T]he true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers. This is most safely gathered from the words, but may be sought also in extraneous circumstances provided they do not contradict the express words of the law.

The lamp of war is kindled here, not to be extinguished but by torrents of blood.

Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt, than to do without any article whatever which we may seem to want.

We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.