"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations entangling alliances with none."

"An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry."

"That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part."

"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."

"In my youth I stressed freedom, and in my old age I stress order. I have made the great discovery that liberty is a product of order."

"We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families."

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

"That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats."