"but perhaps you may be as well off as we are—that is, have no Tobacco for them to eat and there I think we nicked the Dogs."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."

"A people who are possessed of the spirit of liberty are invincible."

"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."

"Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all."