"I have always believed that the love of truth is the most powerful of all passions."

"I have always believed that the most important thing for a nation is to have a strong government, even if it is not a free one."

"I have no doubt that the American people will in the end overcome all the difficulties that they have to encounter."

"The American principle of the sovereignty of the people, when it is fully developed, will lead to a species of legal despotism."

"It is difficult to imagine how many of those who love liberty, and who sincerely desire it, are yet ready to give it up at the first alarm."