Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted a fool, than to be thought rude or wanton.
It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly, Can never know what true friendship means.
It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.