"The last official act of any government..." - Quote by George Washington

“We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience. To enveigh against things that are past and irremediable, is unpleasing; but to steer clear of the shelves and rocks we have struck upon, is the part of wisdom, equally as incumbent on political as other men, who have their own little bark, or that of others, to navigate through the intricate paths of life, or the trackless ocean, to the haven of security and rest.”

“No morn ever dawned more favorable than ours did; and no day was every more clouded than the present! Wisdom, and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.”

“I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of one's life, the foundation of happiness or misery.”

“The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.”

“We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.”

“It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.”

“We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.”

“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.”

“The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.”