"It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free."

"Men are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites."

"I would rather sleep in the same bed with a toad than with a Frenchman."

"If I cannot reform with equity, I will not reform at all."

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