"I have been much abused for my zeal in promoting the establishment of the national government."

"It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really c…"

"The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom…"

"I have been so much in the habit of acting for myself that I am sometimes apt to forget that I am not alone in the world."

"The world is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy for those who think."