Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

There is no philosopher in the world so great but he believes a million things on the faith of other people and accepts a great many more truths than he demonstrates.

When the people rule, they must be rendered happy, or they will overturn the state.

Amongst democratic nations, each new generation is a new people.

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his pocket.

America is great because she is good.

We can state with conviction, therefore, that a man's support for absolute government is in direct proportion to the contempt he feels for his country.