It is a misnomer to call a government republican in which a branch of the supreme power is independent of the nation.

I apprehend... that the total abandonment of the principle of rotation in the offices of President and Senator will end in abuse.

The dead should not rule the living

what are the objects of an useful American education? classical knowlege, modern languages & chiefly French, Spanish, & Italian; Mathematics; Natural philosophy; Natural History; Civil History; Ethics.

Experience has taught me that manufacturers are now as necessary to our independence as to our comfort.

Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you.

Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.