A Democratic Despotism Is Like A Theocracy:

Nothing Is More Unpleasant Than A Virtuous Person With A Mean Mind.

Adventure Is The Life Of Commerce, But Caution Is The Life Of Banking.

History Is Strewn With The Wrecks Of Nations Which Have Gained A Little Progressiveness At The Cost Of A Great Deal Of Hard Manliness, And Have Thus Prepared Themselves For Destruction As Soon As The Movements Of The World Have A Chance For It.

The Reason Why So Few Good Books Are Written Is That So Few People Who Can Write Know Anything.

In Every Particular State Of The World, Those Nations Which Are Strongest Tend To Prevail Over The Others; And In Certain Marked Peculiarities The Strongest Tend To Be The Best.