The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Read Summary
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Read Summary
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature. Read Summary
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. Read Summary
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. Read Summary
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. Read Summary
Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed. Read Summary
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. Read Summary
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. Read Summary
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint. Read Summary
Education is the cheap defense of nations. Read Summary
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. Read Summary
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Read Summary
Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. Read Summary
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. Read Summary
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. Read Summary
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. Read Summary
Free trade is not based on utility but on justice. Read Summary
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Read Summary
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. Read Summary