Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

Power is not happiness.

Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.

Government will not fail to employ education, to strengthen its hands and perpetuate its institutions.

The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years.

In a well-written book we are presented with the maturest reflections, or the happiest flights of a mind of uncommon excellence. It is impossible that we can be much accustomed to such companions without attaining some resemblance to them.