Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.