The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.
Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.
Rumor does not always err; it sometimes even elects a man.
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
Rumor is not always wrong
One who is allowed to sin, sins less