I began my editorial career with the presidency of Mr. Adams, and my principal object was to render his administration all the assistance in my power. I flattered myself with the hope of accompanying him through [his] voyage, and of partaking in a trifling degree, of the glory of the enterprise; but he suddenly tacked about, and I could follow him no longer. I therefore waited for the first opportunity to haul down my sails.

For, however roguish a man may be, he always loves to deal with an honest man.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The very hirelings of the press, whose trade it is to buoy up the spirits of the people ... have uttered falsehoods so long, they have played off so many trick…

There are many qualities that make a great leader but having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most imp…

Although our great man at the head of the nation, has changed his course, I will not change mine. ... I was also a supporter of this administration after it ca…

I looked at my wife and said, 'You know what? If these people put their own dollar-an-hour raise above the integrity of our nation, I don't wanna be their boss…