If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.

Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.

This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.

When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty.