"War, like other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perseverance, by time, and by practice."

"Energy in the Executive is a leading character in the definition of good government."

"The accumulation of debt is the natural disease of all governments."

"Power, when it is abused, is of all things the most odious and detestable."

"It is a principle of liberty that the people have a right to choose the form of government under which they will live."