"He who dares not offend cannot be honest."

"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately."

"It is not in the power of Britain or of Europe to conquer America, if she do not conquer herself by delay and disunion."

"One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for…"

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use of reason, is like administering medicine to the dead."