"To preserve our independence, we must not..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“Those who have once got an ascendancy, and possessed themselves of all the resources of the nation, their revenues and offices, have immense means for retaining their advantage.”

“It is unfortunate that the efforts of mankind to recover the freedom of which they have been so long deprived, will be accompanied with violence, with errors, and even with crimes. But while we weep over the means, we must pray for the end.”

“this interesting subject, which, if the condition of man is to be progressively ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe, is to be the chief instrument in effecting it.”

“It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.”

“Borrowing for expansion is one thing; borrowing to make up for mismanagement and waste is quite another.”

“Burdening people with debt is an old deal not a new deal.”

“I'm not a person who likes authority. I just love the fact that it's up to me, and I go straight to the audience.”

“I would not come in. I meant not even if asked, And I hadn't been.”

“Each person must decide for himself what he wants each day. As a leader, I will expose you to the options and the likely consequences of those options. I'll even share my opinion if asked, but I'll never confuse it with the opinion, which simply doesn't exist.”