I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon.

My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it.

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.

God is on the side of the heaviest cannon.