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.
Rumor is not always wrong
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most delighted.
By general consent, he would have been capable of ruling, had he not ruled.
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.