"Without an humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation."

"The very idea of a government of the people, by the people, for the people, is founded on the great principle of majority rule."

"It should be the highest boast of every American to be a good citizen."

"Experience teaches us that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the most simple and obvious improvements, in the most ordinary occupations, are adopted …"

"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 Officers of State and the Representatives of every Nation."