The pride of men will not often suffer reason to have scope until it can be no longer of service.

Though ugliness be the opposite of beauty, it is not the opposite to proportion and fitness; for it is possible that a thing may be very ugly with any proportions, and with a perfect fitness for any use.

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.

We set ourselves to bite the hand that feeds us.

Fiction lags after truth, invention is unfruitful, and imagination cold and barren.

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.

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.