I am not a Virginian, but an American.

Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third - ['Treason!' cried the Speaker] - may profit by their example. If this be treason,…

Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. ... Guard with jealous attention the public liber…

This is all the inheritance I can give my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.

I hate patriotism. I can't stand it, man - makes me fuckin' sick. It's a round world last time I checked.

Let every man honor and love the land of his birth and the race from which he springs and keep their memory green. It is a pious and honorable duty. But let us…

'My late mother used to say that it did not matter if you came to this country on the Mayflower or a slave ship, across the Rio Grande or through Ellis Island;…