"All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people, all legitimate government exists."

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own."

"Party is organised opinion."

"The only way to ascertain the truth is to examine the evidence."

"There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour."