"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."

"The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do."

"The operations of the executive power are generally for the public good, and when they are not, they are generally checked by the Legislature."

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."

"The most fortunate of us, in our journey through life, frequently meet with calamities and misfortunes which may greatly afflict us."