"The greater the man, the more he is the subject of calumny."

"No man can be a good citizen who is not a good son, a good brother, a good husband, or a good father."

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

"The very idea of the fabrication of a new government is enough to fill us with disgust and horror."

"No man ever was a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher."