"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people."

"The accumulation of debt is the natural disease of all governments."

"I have always been in favor of a general government, and I am in favor of it now."

"I have sacrificed my interest, my fame, and my character to the public good."

"Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government."