Remember civil and religious liberty always go together: if the foundation of the one is sapped, the other will fall of course.

No character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks, however false.

The honour of a nation is its life. Deliberately to abandon it is to commit an act of political suicide.

A promise must never be broken.

I have thought it my duty to exhibit things as they are, not as they ought to be.

A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

Every nation ought to have a right to provide for its happiness.

Ambition without principle never was long under the guidance of good sense.

Our countrymen have all the folly of the ass and all the passiveness of the sheep.

A well-adjusted person makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they are properly armed.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

A nation that can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.

A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.