"I have a mind that is perpetually at war with itself."

"A weak government is but another name for a bad government."

"The incorporation of a bank, and the powers assumed by the bill, have not, in my opinion, been delegated to the United States by the Constitution."

"It is not by a compliance with the importunities of the moment, but by a steady adherence to the true interests of the country, that we are to acquire a solid and permanent reputation."

"Men are governed by their passions, and you must govern their passions."