I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other.

To listen to the interests of all marks an ordinary government; to foresee them marks a great government.

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.

A constitution should be framed so as not to impede the action of government, nor force the government to its violation.