"We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs, not as a harmless, but as a useless character."

"For the greatest glory is to be spoken of for one's virtues, and to be praised by one's fellow citizens."

"We do not make our friends by receiving favors, but by conferring them, and we do not make our enemies by receiving injuries, but by inflicting them."

"Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to acquire it, but it is certainly dangerous to let it go."

"Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourselves."