"whether he was a whig or a tory?"

"I shall rely therefore on that Providence which has hitherto preserved us, and shall feel no dismay at any dangers."

"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth, and the Son of Righteousness in triumph amongst all nations."

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is a sure way to lose the confidence of all present."