Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics

I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind, whom should we serve

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases

Liberty cannot be preserved, if the manners of the people are corrupted

That the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of the history of the whole world

The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence”

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property in man