A man's admiration of absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for those around him.

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.

I am unaware of his plans but I shall never stop believing in them because I cannot fathom them and I prefer to mistrust my own intellectual capacities than his justice.

One of the distinguishing characteristics of a democratic period is the taste that all men have for easy success and present enjoyment. This occurs in the pursuits of the intellect as well as in others.

I know without needing to hear the voice of the Creator that the stars trace out in space the orbits which His hand has drawn.

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they have sought the value of everything in this world only in the answer to this single question: how much money will it bring in?