Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
It is just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good.
The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good.
The passions of a revolution are apt to hurry even good men into excesses.
It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing