"I am not ashamed to own that a prospect of an immortality in the memories of all the worthy, to the end of time, would be a high gratification of my wishes." Introduction, p. l

"The great Work of Confederation, drags heavily on, but I don't despair of it." Chap. 1, p. 5

"His dislike of parties, and all men, by balancing his prejudices, may give the same fair play to his reason as would a general benevolence of temper." Chap. 2, p. 13

"I think all the world would gain by setting commerce at perfect liberty." Chap. 2, p. 47

"We must not, my Friend, be the Bubbles of our own Liberal sentiments." Chap. 3, p. 75

"... and you know as We are poor We ought to be Oeconomists." Chap. 3, p. 88

"I have no hope of it's making peace; but it may add to our information, abate the ardor of these pyrates against us, and...