"The United States seems destined by Providence to plague America with miseries in the name of freedom."

"I am convinced that America will not be tranquil until we have extirpated all the roots of disunion."

"The three greatest follies of mankind are: love, ambition, and the desire to govern."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."

"I have been destined to unite the American continent."