"All hereditary government is in its nature tyranny."

"The strength of a nation dependeth not on the number of its inhabitants but on the spirit that animates them."

"Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by…"

"Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title."

"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country."