Formerly we suffered from crimes; now we suffer from laws.
It is a principle of human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
Reason and calm judgment, the qualities specially belonging to a leader.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.