A Nation's Character Is The Sum Of

The Arts Of Power And Its Minions Are The Same In All Countries And In All Ages. It Marks Its Victim; Denounces It; And Excites The Public Odium And The Public Hatred, To Conceal Its Own Abuses And Encroachments.

Statistics Are No Substitute For Judgment.

The Measure Of The Wealth Of A Nation Is Indicated By The Measure Of Its Protection Of Its Industry; The Measure Of The Poverty Of A Nation Is Marked By The Degree In Which It Neglects And Abandons The Care Of Its Own Industry, Leaving It Exposed To The Action Of Foreign Powers.

All Legislation, All Government, All Society Is Founded Upon The Principle Of Mutual Concession, Politeness, Comity, Courtesy; Upon These Everything Is Based...let Him Who Elevates Himself Above Humanity, Above Its Weaknesses, Its Infirmities, Its Wants, Its Necessities, Say, If He Pleases, I Will Never Compromise; But Let No One Who Is Not Above The Frailties Of Our Common Nature Disdain Compromises.

A Nation's Character Is The Sum Of Its Splendid Deeds; They Constitute One Common Patrimony, The Nation's Inheritance. They Awe Foreign Powers, They Arouse And Animate Our Own People.