To possess ourselves of a clear idea of what government is, or ought to be, we must trace it to its origin.
From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom.
The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly.
Men should not petition for rights, but take them
Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.
If the present generation, or any other, are disposed to be slaves, it does not lessen the right of the succeeding generation to be free: wrongs cannot have a legal descent.