In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery...To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.

A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.

The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.

In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.

There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.

No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.

It is more reverent to believe in the works of the Deity than to comprehend them.