I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom.

It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.

The gratitude of place-expectants is a lively sense of future favours.

All history is a lie!

[Read] anything but history,.. for history must be false.

Persons extremely reserved are like old enamelled watches, which had painted covers, that hindered your seeing what o'clock it was.

I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.