It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
