“Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.”
“The press is like the air, a chartered libertine.”
“Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged heart.”
“Poverty of course is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.”
“Poverty, of course, is no disgrace, but it is damned annoying.”
“Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages.”
“Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?”
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”