Freedom is participation in power.

The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

Thrift is a great revenue.

It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.