"The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of preten…"

"A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous tempt…"

"What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. Now, …"

"I am absolutely independent of all Legations, and refuse to take part in any intrigue, or join any party, and so I ha…"

"He [Vladimir Putin] considers this a proxy war by NATO as well right now, and frankly, in a way, it is."

"All over Russia princes are as plenty as pickpockets in London."

"Governmental prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation tha…"

"Your mission was, to be a model for all other governments and for all other less favored nations, to adhere to the mo…"

"The whole of that Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.…"

"The democratic principle on which this nation was founded should not be restricted to the political process but shoul…"