"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground."

"The true danger to America is the spirit of faction and disunion."

"Constitutions are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but to endure for ages."

"I am a man of the world, and I have seen enough of it to know that there is no such thing as perfect happiness."

"The idea of an independent executive is a dangerous one."