It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Man is the Only Animal that Blushes. Or needs to.

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you: the one to slander you, and the other to get the news to you.