We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.

A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.

The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.

What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other.