"I am persuaded myself that the good sense of the people will always be found to be the best army. They may be led astray for a moment, but will soon correct themselves."

"I advance it therefore as a suspicion only, that the blacks, whether originally a distinct race, or made distinct by time and circumstances, are inferior to the whites in the endowments both of body a…"

"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever."

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

"Nothing can be so execrable as a government of military force."