What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.

The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

I like peasants-they are not sophisticated enough to reason speciously.

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.

Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.

Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.