Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
There are laws for peace as well as war.
The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies' resources, and minimized their own.