The Arts Of Power And Its Minions

The Imposition Of Taxes Has Its Limits. There Is A Maximum Which Cannot Be Transcended. Suppose The Citizen To Be Taxed By The General Government To The Utmost Extent Of His Ability, Or A Thing As Much As It Can Possibly Bear, And The State Imposes A Tax At The Same Time, Which Authority Is To Take It?

There Is No Power Like Oratory. Caesar Controlled Men By Exciting Their Fears, Cicero By . . . Swaying Their Passions. The Influence Of The One Perished; That Of The Other Continues To This Day.

In A Scheme Of Policy Which Is Devised For A Nation, We Should Not Limit Our Views To Its Operation During A Single Year, Or Even For A Short Term Of Years. We Should Look At Its Operation For A Considerable Time, And In War As Well As In Peace.

All Legislation Is Founded Upon The Principle Of Mutual Concession.

Honor And Good Faith And Justice Are Equally Due From This Country Toward The Weak As Toward The Strong.