No man is worthy of unlimited reliance-his treason, at best, only waits for sufficient temptation.
The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.
For me to go into politics would be like sending a virgin into a house of ill-repute.
Change is not progress.
Friendship is a common belief in the same fallacies, mountebanks and hobgoblins.
The two main ideas that run through all of my writing, whether it be literary criticism or political polemic are these: I am strong in favor of liberty and I hate fraud.