Great Men Are Almost Always Bad Men.

Learn As Much By Writing As By Reading.

The Man Who Prefers His Country Before Any Other Duty Shows The Same Spirit As The Man Who Surrenders Every Right To The State. They Both Deny That Right Is Superior To Authority.

At All Times Sincere Friends Of Freedom Have Been Rare, And Its Triumphs Have Been Due To Minorities, That Have Prevailed By Associating Themselves With Auxiliaries Whose Objects Often Differed From Their Own; And This Association, Which Is Always Dangerous, Has Sometimes Been Disastrous.

There Is Not A Soul Who Does Not Have To Beg Alms Of Another, Either A Smile, A Handshake, Or A Fond Eye.

The Most Certain Test By Which We Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is The Amount Of Security Enjoyed By Minorities.