The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.