"I conceive that the great weight of the obligation which lies upon me to render justice to every man, and to every public body, requires that I should not be silent, when I see a measure taken, which,…"

"They (Indians) are wolves who seek only opportunities to destroy."

"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is a sure way to lose the confidence of all present."

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."

"To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones."