An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability.

Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.