Let a crown be placed thereon, by which the world may know, that so far as we approve of monarcy, that in America the law is King. For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.

Wrong cannot have a legal descendant.

I die in perfect composure and resignation to the will of my Creator, God.

The Bible: a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalise mankind.

The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.

It is from our enemies that we often gain excellent maxims, and are frequently surprised into reason by their mistakes.

These are the times that try men's souls.