Quotes from Junius

It is the eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that, where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it.

The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.

Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

Whether it be the heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute.

Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.

The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils.

The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

How much easier is it to be generous than just.

How much easier it is to be generous than just Men are sometimes bountiful who are not honest.

Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.

One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine.

The injustice done to an individual is sometimes of service to the public.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

The lives of the best of us are spent in choosing between evils.

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.

One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine.

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.