"The admiration of the present and succeeding ages will be ours, since we have not shrunk from any toil or danger."

"We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless, but as a useless character."

"For the love of honor is the only thing that does not grow old, and in old age it is not wealth, but honor, that gives us joy."

"Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves."

"Who makes the fairest show means most deceit."