There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.

A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.

Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time.

England is a nation of shopkeepers.

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.

The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.