 It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. |
| When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith. |
| The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils. |
| There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves. |
| How much easier is it to be generous than just. |
| Oppression is more easily endured than insult. |
| It is the eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that, where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. |
| The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions. |
| It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake. |
| One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine. |
| The right of election is the very essence of the constitution. |
| Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute. |
| The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public. |
| The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman. |
| Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion. |
