There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.

It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.

We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.

Mankind have their local attachments. They have a particular regard for the spot, in which they were born and nurtured.

When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.

Few, if any, survive their teens.

It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you.

There is simply no issue more important. Conservation is the preservation of human life on earth, and that, above all else, is worth fighting for.

A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility.

I don't want to make decisions about what I'm going to do before I'm doing it because I base my acting off my partner and off the other people in the scene.

Strange, isn't it, that warfare has come down to fencing with complicated toys that only a few seedy scholars can make or understand.

I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they're right.

It was - it's always very nice to be somebody rather grand.

There are times when you seek your solitude, and your solitude just wants to be left alone.

My daughter took Latin for three years; she still cant speak it.