 If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never! |
| Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart. |
| Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. |
| Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying. |
| Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense? |
| Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. |
| Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins. |
| The press is like the air, a chartered libertine. |
