John Philpot Curran

“The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.”

“Evil prospers when good men do nothing.”

“When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor.”

“I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost.”

“His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin.”

“In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.”

“My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night.”

“Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot.”

“It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.”