That fatal drollery called a representative government.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies; but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people.

Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear.

You cannot choose between party government and Parliamentary government. I say, you can have no Parliamentary government if you have no party government; and, therefore, when gentlemen denounce party government, they strike at the scheme of government which, in my opinion, has made this country great, and which I hope will keep it great.

In politics, nothing is contemptible.

To achieve what you want, you have to be stronger than those around you

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.