"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretence of taking care of them."

"I have often thought that if heaven had given me choice of my position and calling, it should have been on a rich spot of earth, well watered, and near a good market for the produce of the superflux."

"I have no doubt but that the misery of the poor, in great cities, is one of the greatest misfortunes to society."

"In every country where man is free to think and to speak, differences of opinion will arise from the differences of their perceptions."

"I own I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive."