Nature governs man by no principle more fixed than that which leads him to pursue his interest.

Nowhere more truly than in his mental capacities is man a part of nature.

Man differs more from Man, than Man from Beast.

The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed.

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism.

That government is best which governs least.