"It is not the lowest but the highest price that makes a thing cheap."

"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained."

"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."

"The unfortunate condition of the persons whose labour in part I employed has been the only unavoidable subject of regret."

"I had rather be at Mount Vernon with a friend or two about me, than to be attended at the Seat of Government by the whole tribe of office-hunters and place-seekers."