"I have a rather masculine nature. I'm not afraid of anything."

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnif…"

"“If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave."

"“It is seated upon a hill somewhat steep, and fortified with little towers of earth at the four corners . In the middle is seen a subterranean hole, covered with a dome of moderate dimensions. Close b…"

"I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my Country can inspire: since there is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the oeconomy and course…"