When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more cool and sedate reflection.

The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal government, else, they are independent…

The Courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement; the consequences would be the substitution …

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, …

Nie chce, ale musze. (often written Nie chcem, ale muszem. to underline the accent)

When you have sweated, toiled, had mad dreams, hopeless nightmares, you find yourself in London's streets, cold and dank in the night air. Think - what have I …

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.