The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy. - Adam Smith

In England, and in all Roman Catholic countries, the lottery of the church is in reality much more advantageous than is necessary.

The wise and virtuous man is at all times willing that his own private interests should be sacrificed to the public interest of his own particular society--that the interests of this order of society be sacrificed to the greater interest of the state. He should therefore he equally willing that all those inferior interests should be sacrificed to the greater society of all sensible and intelligent beings.

In the long-run the workman may be as necessary to his master as his master is to him, but the necessity is not so immediate.