"There is no nation in the world that has more need of religion than the English."

"The principle of democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is lost, but also when it is carried to an extreme."

"The people are extremely fickle, and if they are not governed by strict laws, they will soon fall into anarchy."

"The greatest crimes are those which are prejudicial to the public."

"The greatest part of mankind are more capable of a long and tedious application, than of an intense and vigorous exertion."