A magyar szabadságharcot méltatta a Robinson Crusoe angol írója

Daniel Defoe elismeréssel írt a II. Rákóczi Ferenc vezette magyar felkelésről, szerinte a magyarok ősi jogaik védelmében ragadtak fegyvert.

A kormányzat olyan, mint a tűz: veszélyes szolgáló és félelmes úr.
„It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
„If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
„Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
„If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”
„Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”