There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Read Summary
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation. Read Summary
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. Read Summary
The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right. Read Summary
Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government. Read Summary
Learn to think continentally. Read Summary
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. Read Summary
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased. Read Summary
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will. Read Summary
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. Read Summary
In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources. Read Summary
Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. Read Summary
A promise must never be broken. Read Summary
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. Read Summary
The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power. Read Summary
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. Read Summary
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself. Read Summary
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. Read Summary
In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. Read Summary
Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. Read Summary