"The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the origin of democratic despotism."

"If a man does not choose to be a master of his own destiny, he is a slave."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."

"Let us lay the cornerstone of American liberty without fear."

"America is ungovernable. Those who have served the revolution have plowed the sea."