Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

...We are all Federalists,and we are all Republicans.

I find that the harder I work , the more luck I seem to have.

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county, to consist of a few well-chosen books, to be lent to the people of the country under regulations as would secure their safe return in due time.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government and to protect its free expression should be our first object.