Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is. Jean Anouilh, French dramatist and playwright
Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the government of...
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his p...
We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all...
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God.
It [gaming] is the child of avarice the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief.
The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world - as far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it.
Heaven itself has ordained the right.
My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.
Action not words are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it...
The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized...
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.