But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.

The true way to mourn the dead is to take care of the living who belong to them.

Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is, this unnatural power corrupts both the heart and the understanding.

Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm.

The worthy gentleman who has been snatched from us at the moment of the election, and in the middle of the contest, whilst his desires were as warm and his hopes as eager as ours, has feelingly told us what shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue.

Greater mischief happens often from folly, meanness, and vanity than from the greater sins of avarice and ambition.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.