"And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship (for so you have been to me, and that in the day of danger) and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide whether you are an…"

"The power of God is the first cause, and the power of man is the second cause; neither can exist without the other."

"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately."

"The American Revolution was a war of principles, and not of property."

"The true and proper remedy is to make the great mass of society, of all classes, their own legislators, by giving them a direct and equal representation."