Ideology is the science of idiots.

Thomas Jefferson survives.

If we take a survey of the greatest actions...in the world...we shall find the authors of them all to have been persons whose Brains had been shaken out of their natural position.

Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation.

Those who trade liberty for security have neither.

They shall not be expected to acknowledge us until we have acknowledged ourselves.