The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice.
Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due.
Opinion has a significance proportioned to the sources that sustain it.
The reason of a resolution is more to be considered than the resolution itself.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos.
Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which are made shall be in wise conformity with the common good; and that, as a matter of conscience all men shall render obedience to these laws.
