Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

If there be such a thing as truth, it must infallibly be struck out by the collision of mind with mind.

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child?

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men. The first of these a just philosophy will probably induce us universally to explode.

A celebrated north country apostle, who, after Calvin had damned ninety-nine in a hundred of mankind, had contrived a scheme for damning ninety-nine in a hundred of the followers of Calvin.