Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. Votes: 18
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. Votes: 15
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. Votes: 9
Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Votes: 0
Speak not injurious words, neither in jest nor earnest. Scoff at none though they give occasion. Votes: 0
To acknowledge the receipt of letters is always proper, to remove doubts of their miscarriage. Votes: 0
Honesty is always the best policy. Votes: 0
A free people ought...to be armed Votes: 0
Always speak the truth. Votes: 0
Refrain from drink which is the source of all evil-and the ruin of half the workmen in this Country. Votes: 0
...it is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws... Votes: 0
[L]eave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger. Votes: 0
A half-starved limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step... Votes: 0
All I am, I owe to my mother. Votes: 0
All see, and most admire, the glare which hovers round the external happiness of elevated office. Votes: 0
At a distance from the theater of action, truth is not always related without embellishment. Votes: 0
Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue? Votes: 0
Discipline is the soul of an army. Votes: 0
Facts may speak for themselves. Votes: 0
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. Votes: 0
I am again called upon by the voice of my country to execute the functions of its Chief Magistrate. Votes: 0
I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination. Votes: 0
I die hard but am not afraid to go. Votes: 0
I have never been a communicant. Votes: 0
In time of peace, prepare for war. Votes: 0
It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being. Votes: 0
It is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare. Votes: 0
It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Votes: 0
Let me ... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. Votes: 0
Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind. Votes: 0
Merit rarely goes unrewarded. Votes: 0
My aim has been... to keep the United States... independent of all and under the influence of none. Votes: 0
My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold. Votes: 0
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty. Votes: 0
System in all things should be aimed at; for in execution it renders every thing more easy. Votes: 0
The great mass of our citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions. Votes: 0
To anticipate & prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom & patriotism. Votes: 0
To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country. Votes: 0
To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody. Votes: 0
Went to church and fasted all day. Votes: 0
Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds. Votes: 0
Influence is not government. Votes: 0