As mankind becomes more enlightened to know their real interests, they will esteem the value of agriculture; they will find it in their natural--their destined occupation.

I do not know how to wish success to those whose Victory is to separate from us a large and noble part of our Empire. Still less do I wish success to injustice, oppression and absurdity.

He only deserves to be remembered by posterity who treasures up and preserves the history of his ancestors.

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful dominion over the passions than the art of painting.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.