The men of England - the men, I mean of light and leading in England.

The effect of liberty to individuals is, that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.

The body of all true religion consists, to be sure, in obedience to the will of the Sovereign of the world, in a confidence in His declarations, and in imitation of His perfections.

Some decent regulated pre-eminence, some preference (not exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neither unnatural, nor unjust, nor impolitic.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity.

No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.