What you have to learn to do, you learn by doing.

In most constitutional states the citizens rule and are ruled by turns, for the idea of a constitutional state implies that the natures of the citizens are equal, and do not differ at all.

This world is inescapably linked to the motions of the worlds above. All power in this world is ruled by these options.

Men become richer not only by increasing their existing wealth but also by decreasing their expenditure.

The goodness or badness, justice or injustice, of laws varies of necessity with the constitution of states. This, however, is clear, that the laws must be adapted to the constitutions. But if so, true forms of government will of necessity have just laws, and perverted forms of government will have unjust laws.

A democracy exists whenever those who are free and are not well-off, being in the majority, are in sovereign control of government, an oligarchy when control lies with the rich and better-born, these being few.

A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.