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

Let us dare to read, think, speak and write.

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.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

I do not like the late resurrection of the Jesuits. . . . If ever any congregation of men could merit eternal perdition on earth, and in hell, according to these historians, though, like Pascal, true Catholics, it is this company of Loyolas.

It's of more importance to community that innocence should be protected than it is that guilt should be punished

We are in the the very midst of a revolution, the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations.