Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.

Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.

A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.

Before men can find peace and harmony within themselves they must first fall in love with their country.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

The true natural check on absolute democracy is the federal system, which limits the central government by the powers reserved, and the state governments by the powers they have ceded.

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.