Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.

Men should not petition for rights, but take them

It is unpleasant to see character throw itself away.

If those to whom power is delegated do well, they will be respected; if not, they will be despised.

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.

No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no case a grievance.

But where, says some, is the King of America? I'll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.