When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

• Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
• In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
• In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.
• I think the first duty of society is justice.
• Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
• I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
• Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
• Constitutions should consist only of general provisions the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.
• Learn to think continentally.
• The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.