In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

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The desire to write grows with writing.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?