There is no place for mystery; nowhere for it to begin.

Those who are not in the representation, know as much of the nature of business as those who are.

An affectation of mysterious importance would there be scouted.

Nations can have no secrets; and the secrets of courts, like those of individuals, are always their defects.
In the representative system, the reason for everything must publicly appear.

Every man is a proprietor in government, and considers it a necessary part of his business to understand.