Public calamity is a mighty leveller.
They [Americans] augur misgovernment at a distance and snuff the approach of tyranny in every tainted breeze.
I am not one of those who think that the people are never in the wrong. They have been so, frequently and outrageously, both in other countries and in this. But I do say that in all disputes between them and their rulers, the presumption is at least upon a par in favour of the people.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
Futurity is the great concern of mankind.
There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.