"He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one."

"It is a general error to imagine that those whom we call authors are the only writers. There is another class of writers, and a very numerous one, who are in the habit of writing without ever putting …"

"Liberty, when it is abused, is of all things the most dangerous."

"Political liberty, when it is carried to extremes, is dangerous and liable to be corrupted."

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."