"If I should conceive myself to be of too much importance to the cause, and to be unwilling to make such sacrifices as the crisis may require, it would be a proof of my unworthiness."

"I have always walked a straight line, and I have always spoken my sentiments without fear or affection."

"I can not tell a lie. I did cut down the cherry tree."

"I conceive that the great weight of the obligation which lies upon me to render justice to every man, and to every public body, requires that I should not be silent, when I see a measure taken, which,…"

"No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States."