The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.
They make solitude, which they call peace.
It is a characteristic of the human mind to hate the man one has injured.
Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.