"I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent."

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

"I can only say, that I am a Citizen of America, and an Officer of the Army: That I am therefore precluded from the enjoyment of that Liberty, which can only be derived from a free Government."

"Experience teaches us that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the most simple and obvious improvements, in the most ordinary occupations, are adopted …"

"I am embarked on a wide ocean, boundless in its prospect, and in which, perhaps, no safe harbor is to be found."