A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.

If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.

It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.

A king without power is an absurdity.