Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.

Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.

American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?