“We cannot, any of us, do all the things of which mankind stand in need; we must …” — William Godwin

In infamy, it is wisely provided that he who stands highest in the ranks of society has the heaviest load to sustain.

Men who do not contend in earnest can have little warmth and fervor in what they undertake, and are more than half prepared to betray the cause, in the vindication of which they have engaged their services.

Government was intended to suppress injustice, but its effect has been to embody and perpetuate it.

Harshness and unkindness are relative. The appearance of them may be the fruits of the greatest kindness.