In Politics The Middle Way Is None

Public Virtue Cannot Exist In A Nation Without Private, And Public Virtue Is The Only Foundation Of Republics.

The Constitution Is ...the Greatest Single Effort Of National Deliberation That The World Has Ever Seen

As Unbalanced Parties Of Every Description Can Never Tolerate A Free Inquiry Of Any Kind, When Employed Against Themselves, The License, And Even The Most Temperate Freedom Of The Press, Soon Excite Resentment And Revenge.

No Man Who Ever Held The Office Of President Would Congratulate A Friend On Obtaining It.

The Universal Object And Idol Of Men Of Letters Is Reputation.