To possess ourselves of a clear idea of what government is, or ought to be, we must trace it to its origin.

Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title. The thing is perfectly harmless in itself, but it marks a sort of foppery in the human character, which degrades it.

It was needless, after this, to say that all was vanity and vexation of spirit; for it is impossible to derive happiness from the company of those whom we deprive of happiness.

Government is best which governs least

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

Every Tory is a coward; for servile, slavish, self-interested fear is the foundation of Toryism; and a man under such influence, though he may be cruel, never can be brave.

The right of voting for representatives , is the primary right by which other rights are protected.