To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
Paris presents one incessant round of amusement & dissipation but very little, I believe - even for its inhabitants of that society - which interests the heart. Every day, you may see something new, magnificent & beautiful; every night, you may see a spectacle which astonishes & enchants the imagination.
The power to tax is the power to destroy.
The French Revolution will be found to have had great influence on the strength of parties, and on the subsequent political transactions of the United States.
The government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme within its sphere of action, and its laws, when made in pursuance of the constitution, form the supreme law of the land.
What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.