It is the flash which appears, the thunderbolt will follow.
History in general is a collection of crimes, follies, and misfortunes among which we have now and then met with a few virtues, and some happy times.
The most amazing and effective inventions are not those which do most honour to the human genius.
Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?
In the matter of taxation, every privilege is an injustice.
All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of the laws