Thomas Paine: “We disclaim all tumult and disorder in the punishment of offenders; and wish to be governed, not by temper but by…”

Burke's Book is easily accounted for.--When a man in a wrong cause attempts to steer his course by anything else than some polar truth or principle, he is sure to be lost.

Many of the facts were in themselves principles; such as the declaration of American Independence, and the treaty of alliance between France and America, which recognised the natural rights of man, and justified resistance to oppression.

The more it is struck the more sparks it will emit; and the fear is it will not be struck enough.

The peer and the beggar are often of the same family.