Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
Peace, if possible, but justice at any rate.
The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.
The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet.
The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitutions and machinery, to politicians and statesmen, for the safety of its liberties, never will have any.
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.