"I shall rely confidently on that Providence which has hitherto preserved and been bountiful to me, and not doubt that with the continuance of its aid I shall be enabled to discharge with fidelity such…"

"The foundations of our empire were not laid in the gloomy age of ignorance and superstition; but at an epocha when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any fo…"

"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."

"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."

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