All history is a lie!
Though I admire republican principles in theory, yet I am afraid the practice may be too perfect for human nature. We tried a republic last century, and it failed. Let our enemies try next. I hate political experiments.
[Read] anything but history,.. for history must be false.
I took the right sow by the ear.
The gratitude of place-expectants is a lively sense of future favours.
I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.