Nations, like men, have their infancy

They (Thucydides and Xenophon) maintained the dignity of history.

[I]t is a pretty shocking observation that the Queen is to be the guarantee for a loan of this extraordinary nature made by the Dutch, and especially at a time, when under pretence of disability they directly refuse to furnish their quotas …

Truth lies within a little and certain compass, but error is immense.

We are born too late to see the beginning, and we die too soon to see the end of many things.

A peace must be had; and all mankind sees plainly now, in how vile a manner former opportunities were neglected of making a better than at this hour we have reason to expect.

The landed men are the true owners of our political vessel, the moneyed men are no more than passengers in it.