"Justice is truth in action."

"An English revolution is at least a solemn sacrifice: a French revolution is an indecent massacre."

"All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people, all legitimate government exists."

"The secret history of the late distress is a lesson to all modern statesmen. Rest assured that in politics, however tremendous the effects, the causes are often as trifling."

"There are no secrets of success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."