I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
Wisdom worth sharing, words worth remembering.
I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.
I think the first duty of society is justice.
Power over a man's subsistence is power over his will.
In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.
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.
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.
In the general course of human nature A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism.
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.
When the sword is once drawn the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
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.
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.