Remember that one touch of ill-nature makes the whole world kin.
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
A history that should pursue all the subtle threads from end to end might be eminently valuable, but not as a tribute to peace and conciliation.
Great men are almost always bad men.
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.