Virtue Has Needs Of Limits.

The Mood And Temper Of The Public In Regard To The Treatment Of Crime And Criminals Is One Of The Most Unfailing Tests Of The Civilisation Of Any Country.

But Constant Experience Shows Us That Every Man Invested With Power Is Apt To Abuse It, And To Carry His Authority As Far As It Will Go.

An Empire Founded By War Has To Maintain Itself By War.

There Are Bad Examples Which Are Worse Than Crimes; And More States Have Perished From The Violation Of Morality Than From The Violation Of Law.

Fain Would I Glide Down A Gentle River, But I Am Carried Away By A Torrent.