Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.
Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.
