Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious, or less avaricious than aristocracy or monarchy. It is not true, in fact, and nowhere appears in history. Those passions are the same in all men, under all forms of simple government, and when unchecked, produce the same effects of fraud, violence, and cruelty.

Modesty is a virtue that can never thrive in public.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

This is a revolution, damn it! We're going to have to offend somebody!

The education here intended in not merely that of the children of the rich and noble, but of every rank and class of people, down to the lowest and the poorest. It is not too much to say that schools for the education of all should be placed at convenient distances, and maintained at the public expense.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity