"He was a man who, if he had a mind to do a thing, would do it."

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."

"I am not a believer in the perfectibility of human nature."

"Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door."

"I am not a believer in the divine right of kings."