Depend upon it that the lovers of freedom will be free.

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

It is by bribing, not so often by being bribed, that wicked politicians bring ruin on mankind. Avarice is a rival to the pursuits of many.

The yielding of the weak is the concession to fear.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.

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