The test of political institutions is the condition of the country whose future they regulate.

War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.

Life is not dated merely by years. Events are sometimes the best calendars.

Quit the world, and the world forgets you.

All power is a trust, that we are accountable for its exercise.

Destiny bears us to our lot, and destiny is perhaps our own will.

I am myself a gentleman of the press, and have no other escutcheon.