“No government likes the clever and the honourable men, because it is impossible to bridle them; they are independent!”
“Those men who laid the foundation of this American government andsigned the Declaration of Independence were the best spirits the God ofheaven could find on the face of the earth. They were choice spirits, notwicked men. General Washington and all the men who labored for the purposewere inspired of the Lord."Topics: independence, government”
“A well educated man with an independent mind is a type of man liked by no government!”
“It is not titles that honour men, but men that honour titles.”
“Show me a clever nation; then I will show you a clever government!”
“Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, and clever.”