"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is a sure way to lose the confidence of all present."

"It is much to be feared that the same motives which have hitherto retarded the abolition of slavery, will continue to operate."

"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."

"The foundations of our empire were not laid in the gloomy age of ignorance and superstition; but at an epocha when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any fo…"

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."