"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty."
"The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon."
"The Constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure."
"The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves."
And from The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers:
"Every true friend to this Country must see and feel that the policy of it is not to embroil ourselves, with any nation whatever; but to avoid their disputes and their politics; and if they will harass one another, to avail ourselves of the neutral conduct we have adopted."
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