Kings will be tyrants from policy when subjects are rebels from principle. Learning will be cast into the mire, and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude. A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the world. Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. Our patience will achieve more than our force. By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little. We begin our public affections in our families.