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"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

"There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men."
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"By these purchases the Indian title, with moderate reservations, has been extinguished to the whole of the land within the limits of the State of Ohio, and to a part of that in the Michigan Territory and of the State of Indiana."

"If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy."

"The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue."

"The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination."

"The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil."

"It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising their sovereignty."

"From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves."

"The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation."
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