The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.

A half-starved limping government, always moving upon crutches and tottering at every step.

If they are good workmen, they may be from Asia, Africa or Europe; they may be Mahometans, Jews or Christians of any sect, or they may be Atheists.

If there was the same propensity in mankind for investigating the motives, as there is for censuring the conduct, of public characters, it would be found that the censure so freely bestowed is oftentimes unmerited and uncharitable.

Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at last.

We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals.

Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.