The Principle Of The Inquisition Was Murderous.

Far From Being The Product Of A Democratic Revolution And Of An Opposition To English Institutions, The Constitution Of The United States Was The Result Of A Powerful Reaction Against Democracy, And In Favor Of The Traditions Of The Mother Country.

Be Generous Before You Are Just. Do Not Temper Mercy With Justice.

Neither An Enlightened Philosophy, Nor All The Political Wisdom Of Rome, Nor Even The Faith And Virtue Of The Christians Availed Against The Incorrigible Tradition Of Antiquity. Something Was Wanted, Beyond All The Gifts Of Reflection And Experience - A Faculty Of Self Government And Self Control, Developed Like Its Language In The Fibre Of A Nation, And Growing With Its Growth.

From The Absolute Will Of An Entire People There Is No Appeal, No Redemption, No Refuge But Treason.

Liberty Is Not A Means To A Higher Political End. It Is Itself The Highest Political End.