[T]he dignity of parliament it seems can brook no opposition to it's power. Strange that a set of men who have made sale of theirvirtue to the minister should yet talk of retaining dignity!

When the heart is right, the feet are swift.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.

The most sacred of the duties of a government [is] to do equal and impartial justice to all its citizens.

It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.