"The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment, is foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species, it always acts right."

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

"Kings are naturally lovers of low company."

"I am not one of those who think that the people are never in the wrong. They have been so, frequently and outrageously, both in other countries and in this."

"Hypocrisy, of course, delights in the most touching displays of sensibility."