"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts."

"It is a general error, to imagine the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare."

"People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors."

"The operation of opinion is slow and gradual, but it is sure."

"The effects of liberty on the human mind are not always favourable to the peace of society, or to the order of a state."