Over-taxation cost England her colonies of North America.

Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see and know such a creature, and not love her to distraction? She has all the softness that does not imply weakness... she is not made to be the admiration of everybody, but the happiness of one.

Custom reconciles us to everything.

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

Nnothing tends more to the corruption of science than to suffer it to stagnate. These waters must be troubled, before they can exert their virtues.

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.