"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."

"The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none."

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

"The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power."