We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.

Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud.

Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.

There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.

Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater.

Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.

Every pint bottle should contain a quart.