"Political liberty, when it is carried to extremes, is dangerous and liable to be corrupted."

"Early and provident fear is the mother of safety."

"No man can be a good citizen who is not a good son, a good brother, a good husband, or a good father."

"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."

"I am not one of those who think that the people are never in the wrong. They have been so, frequently and outrageously, both in other countries and in this."