If the Constitution is adopted (and it was) the Union will be in fact and in theory an association of States or a Confederacy.

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

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

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

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

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

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

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

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

I refuse to live life with unsettled differences”.

Some families are an odd melting pot of strangers with the occasional offering of obligation.

The sky and the sun are always there. It's the clouds that come and go.

You make me feel like a natural man

Rapidly, merrily, Life's sunny hours flit by, Gratefully, cheerily Enjoy them as they fly!

When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.

I have such a little face.

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders

Our goal is not to win the war, we have already done it. Our goal is to find a just solution, and we are unanimous on the ways to find it.