Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep.
Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
There is nothing stronger than human prejudice. A crazy sentimentalism, like that of Peter the Hermit, hurled half of Europe upon Asia, and changed the destinies of kingdoms.
I think the first duty of society is justice.
Popular opinion is oftenest, what Carlyle pronounced it to be, a lie!
It is easy to be independent when all behind you agree with you, but the difficulty comes when nine hundred and ninety-nine of your friends think you are wrong.