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

"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."

"The unfortunate condition of the persons whose labour in part I employed has been the only unavoidable subject of regret."

"Religious toleration is not only a right, but a duty, and the glory of the American people."

"If to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the event is in the hand of God."