“Ye that dare oppose, not only tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!”

“Virtue is not hereditary.”

“There is existing in man, a mass of sense lying in a dormant state. The construction of government ought to be such as to bring forward, by a quiet and regular operation, all that extent of capacity.”

“To live with our enemies as if they may some time become our friends, and to live with our friends as if they may some time become our enemies, is not a moral but a political maxim”

“Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order.”

“When I sit down to write a book, I don't ask myself, "How many am I going to sell?"”

“Industry, commerce and security are the surest roads to the happiness and prosperity of people.”

“Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well.”