There are cases in which a man would be ashamed not to have been imposed upon. There is a confidence necessary to human intercourse, and without which men are often more injured by their own suspicions than they would be by the perfidy of others.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

There is nothing in the world really beneficial that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding and a well-protected pursuit.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

True humility-the basis of the Christian system-is the low but deep and firm foundation of all virtues.

The moment you abate anything from the full rights of men to each govern himself, and suffer any artificial positive limitation upon those rights, from that moment the whole organization of government becomes a consideration of convenience.