» The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.
» Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.
» Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?
» Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
» Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
» Poverty, of course, is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.
» Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
» Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.