Reason is a light that God has kindled in the soul.
When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a constitution.
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.
A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies.
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so.
All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself.