Men are to be estimated, not from what they know, but from what they are able to perform

We are fond of distinctions; we place ourselves in opposition, and quarrel under the denominations of faction and party, without any material subject of contro…

The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning.

Mankind have always wandered or settled, agreed or quarrelled, in troops and companies.