Nothing Turns Out To Be So Oppressive

People Crushed By Law, Have No Hopes But From Power. If Laws Are Their Enemies, They Will Be Enemies To Laws; And Those Who Have Much Hope And Nothing To Lose, Will Always Be Dangerous.

Law And Arbitrary Power Are At Eternal Enmity.

I Do Not Know How To Wish Success To Those Whose Victory Is To Separate From Us A Large And Noble Part Of Our Empire. Still Less Do I Wish Success To Injustice, Oppression And Absurdity.

A Populace Never Rebels From Passion For Attack, But From Impatience Of Suffering.

I Do Not Know The Method Of Drawing Up An Indictment Against A Whole People.