[the Monks'] Minds Were Inaccessible To Reason

That Public Virtue Which Among The Ancients Was Denominated Patriotism, Is Derived From A Strong Sense Of Our Own Interest In The Preservation And Prosperity Of The Free Government Of Which We Are Members. Such A Sentiment, Which Had Rendered The Legions Of The Republic Almost Invincible, Could Make But A Very Feeble Impression On The Mercenary Servants Of A Despotic Prince; And It Became Necessary To Supply That Defect By Other Motives, Of A Different, But Not Less Forcible Nature; Honour And Religion.

The Fortune Of Nations Has Often Depended On Accidents . . .

My Early And Invincible Love Of Reading I Would Not Exchange For All The Riches Of India.

Under A Democratical Government The Citizens Exercise The Powers Of Sovereignty; And Those Powers Will Be First Abused, And Afterwards Lost, If They Are Committed To An Unwieldy Multitude.

History, In Fact, Is No More Than A List Of The Crimes Of Humanity, Human Follies And Accidents