In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time mutinous and full of faction, until some popular general, who understands the art of conciliating the soldiery, and who possesses the true spirit of command, shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself. Armies will obey him on his personal account. There is no other way of securing military obedience in this state of things.

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

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

Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Never, no never, did Nature say one thing, and wisdom another.

A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.