All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

Corrupt influence is itself the perennial spring of all prodigality, and of all disorder; it loads us more than millions of debt; takes away vigor from our arms, wisdom from our councils, and every shadow of authority and credit from the most venerable parts of our constitution.

The more accurately we search into the human mind, the stronger traces we everywhere find of his wisdom who made it.

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Politics ought to be adjusted not to human reasonings but to human nature, of which reason is but a part and by no means the greatest part.

My vigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty.