Freedom without virtue is not freedom but license to pursue whatever passions prevail in the intemperate mind; man's right to freedom being in exact proportion to his willingness to put chains upon his own appetites; the less restraint from within, the more must be imposed from without.

Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe.

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth

To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely such, is a great trust.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver; and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings.

Custom reconciles us to everything.

What shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue!