It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.
The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.
They terrify lest they should fear.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
The desire for glory clings even to the best men longer than any other passion.
The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes