I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
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.
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.
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...
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.
A national debt if it is not excessive will be to us a national blessing.
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 t...
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...
There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
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 Divinity itself,...
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
Real firmness is good for anything strut is good for nothing.
It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of society against the injustice of the other part.