I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.

An eagerness and zeal for dispute on every subject, and with every one, shows great self-sufficiency, that never-failing sign of great self-ignorance.

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Сrown. It may be frail - its roof may shake - the wind may blow through it - the storm may enter - the rain may enter - but the King of England cannot enter.

The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny.

Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

I know that I can save this country and that no one else can.

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.