Remember that one touch of ill-nature makes the whole world kin.

In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power -- power sufficient to interfere with property.

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.