"A good government implies two things: first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can be best attained."

"Happy it is when the people can see without the aid of a telescope."

"It is not the cause of a few individuals, but of a whole continent."

"The erection of a new empire, on the ruins of a former, is an arduous undertaking."

"Power, when it is abused, is of all things the most odious and detestable."