"We do not get into a state with our next-door neighbour if he enjoys himself in his own way, nor do we shoot him the kind of black looks which, though they do no real harm, still vex an honest man. We…"

"For you are angry with me, who have no hand in the matter, and with yourselves too, if I may say so, for assenting to my counsels and sharing in my errors."

"We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless, but as a useless character."

"It is not the man who makes the most speeches that is to be feared, but the one who acts best."

"Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves."