At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.

The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.

Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.