I Have Ever Regarded The Freedom Of

Landholders Ought To Have A Share In The Government To Support These Invaluable Interests And Check The Other Many. They Ought To Be So Constituted As To Protect The Minority Of The Opulent Against The Majority.

Another Of My Wishes Is To Depend As Little As Possible On The Labour Of Slaves.

Power Is Of An Encroaching Nature.

[property] Embraces Everything To Which A Man May Attach A Value And Have A Right.

Besides The Advantage Of Being Armed, Which The Americans Possess Over The People Of Almost Every Other Nation.... Notwithstanding The Military Establishments In The Several Kingdoms Of Europe, Which Are Carried As Far As The Public Resources Will Bear, The Governments Are Afraid To Trust The People With Arms.