Edmund Burke: “But it is the poorest defensive principle that ever was infused into the mind of man against the attempts of those who…”

This was reserved to our time, to quench the little glimmerings of reason which might break in upon the solid darkness of this enlightened age.

They cannot raise supplies; but they can raise mobs.

Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.

To keep a balance between the power of acquisition on the part of the subject and the demands he is to answer on the part of the state is the fundamental part of the skill of a true politician.