"My life has been a scene of constant drudgery and toil; I have no property, and no prospect of acquiring any."

"The safety of the people is the supreme law."

"Power, when it is abused, is of all things the most odious and detestable."

"War, like other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perseverance, by time, and by practice."

"I consider the present crisis as an occasion for the friends of the Government to rouse and exert themselves."