Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.

Reputation is the road to power

Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense—nonsense upon stilts.

We may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindness about us at little expense. Some of them will fall on good ground, and grow up into benevolence in the minds of others, and all of them will bear fruit of happiness in the bosom whence they spring.

The law of England has established trial by judge and jury in the conviction that it is the mode best calculated to ascertain the truth.

A civilized society must count animals as worthy of moral consideration and ethical treatment. The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?

Is it possible for a man to move the earth? Yes; but he must first find out another earth to stand upon.