"For we have not acquired our power by force, but by justice."

"We do not make our friends by receiving favors, but by conferring them."

"Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; wh…"

"Mankind are tolerant of the praises of others so long as each hearer thinks that he can do as well or nearly as well himself, but, when the speaker rises above him, jealousy is aroused and he begins t…"

"It is not the man who makes the most speeches that is to be feared, but the one who acts best."