"I am not a very religious man, in the common acceptation of the term."

"I am always deeply interested in the subject of public executions, and think that the great number of persons whom they attract, derive a salutary horror and warning from the spectacle."

"It is a principle of the human mind, that the more we have, the more we want."

"I am a man who has a good deal of respect for the law, but I have a good deal more respect for justice."

"It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and good for a man's heart, that however poor he may be, he always has a thousand friends; and not one of them will desert him."