"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."

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God."

"My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth, and the Son of Righteousness in triumph amongst all nations."

"To form a new Government, requires infinite care, and abilities adequate to the task."

"I consider the War as over, and I am preparing to return to that domestic walk of life, in which I have been so long happy."