"I rejoice heartily at the prospect of the negro vote."

"What a pity that he who steals a penny loaf should be hung, whilst he who steals thousands of the public money should…"

"It is very odd that in England, where we execute so many, we do not prevent crimes."

"Government will always be conducted for the benefit of those who govern. If the few alone govern, the interests of th…"

"I am in my politics for reform and nothing but reform."

"The natural balance of the constitution is this—that the Crown should appoint its ministers, that those ministers sho…"

"It is my persuasion, that the liberties of Englishmen, being founded upon the general consent of all, must remain upo…"

"May you remember, that the liberty which was acquired for you by your ancestors will be required of you by your desce…"

"Who the devil will coalesce with people that don't coalesce with themselves."

"[A proverb is] one man's wit, and all men's wisdom."