The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man. |
The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg or arm. It is given to all human beings in a stronger or weaker degree, as force of members is given them in a greater or lesser degree. It may be strengthened by exercise, as may an |
The most successful war seldom pays for its losses. |
The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements |
The most uninformed mind with a healthy body is happier than the wisest valetudinarian |
The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do. |
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do |
The natural cause of the human mind is certainly from credulity to skepticism. |
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. |
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. |
The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree of happiness possible to the general mass of those associated under it. |
The only purpose of government is to protect the people. |
The order of nature is that individual happiness shall be inseparable from the practice of virtue. |
The ordinary affairs of a nation offer little difficulty to a person of any experience, but the gift of office is the dreadful burthen which oppresses him |
The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend to keep these to the true principles of their institution |