Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.

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

:if we intend to pursue the history of our species in its further attainments, we may soon enter on subjects which will confine our observation to more narrow …

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