Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.
Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
