A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
“The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.”
“I was not naturally intellectual, but somebody whose interest had to be whetted, still the case sadly.”