When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.

This [the U.S. Constitution] is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism... when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other.

As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts.