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

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

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

I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from.

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

IT has been observed by several gentlemen, in vindication of this motion, that if it should be carried, neither my life, liberty, nor estate will be affected.

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