"I am a man of the world, and I have seen enough of it to know that there is no such thing as perfect happiness."

"Power, after all, can only be checked by power."

"Safety and happiness are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to which all ought to be sacrificed."

"The acquisition of wealth, property, and reputation, is the engine of all industry and enterprise."

"The true test of a good government is its aptitude and tendency to produce a good administration."