"If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb with tranquility."

"Legislators! Do not forget that the people are not an amorphous mass, but a collection of individuals with rights and duties."

"The three great powers, which are the legislative, executive, and judicial, must be separated."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."

"A people that loves freedom will in the end be free."