Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. But the enormities of the times in which I have lived, have forced me to take a part in resisting them, and to commit myself on the boisterous ocean of political passions.

The declaration that religious faith shall be unpunished does not give immunity to criminal acts dictated by religious error.

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

It is not by the consolidation or concentration of powers but by their distribution that good government is effected.

Every honest man will suppose honest acts to flow from honest principles, and the rogues may rail without intermission.

for the present we may groupe the sciences into Professorships as follows, subject however to be changed according to the qualifications of the persons we may be able to engage.

Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone