Prudence is but experience, which equal time equally bestows on all men in those things they equally apply themselves unto.

When the nature of the thing is incomprehensible, I can acquiesce in the Scripture: but when the signification of words is incomprehensible, I cannot acquiesce in the authority of a Schoolman.

The reputation of power IS power.

Government is necessary, not because man is naturally bad... but because man is by nature more individualistic than social.

The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame.

Prophecy is many times the principal cause of the events foretold.

During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man.