Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.

Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result.

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.