History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.

I do not know how to wish success to those whose Victory is to separate from us a large and noble part of our Empire. Still less do I wish success to injustice, oppression and absurdity.

Religion, to have any force upon men's understandings,--indeed, to exist at all,--must be supposed paramount to law, and independent for its substance upon any human institution, else it would be the absurdest thing in the world,--an acknowledged cheat.

The wisdom of our ancestors.

When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.