Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action.
The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.
No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician.
Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.
A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform... therefore a whole army is afraid of one man.