"A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing."

"I am a man of the world, and I have seen enough of it to know that there is no such thing as perfect happiness."

"Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals."

"The acquisition of wealth, property, and reputation, is the engine of all industry and enterprise."

"The erection of a bank, by the United States, is a measure of primary importance to the finances of the country."