There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

Power ought to serve as a check to power.

The less men think, the more they talk.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.