That the equalization of property exercises an influence on political society was clearly understood even by some of the old legislators. Laws were made by Solon and others prohibiting an individual from possessing as much land as he pleased.

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty.

The ultimate end...is not knowledge, but action. To be half right on time may be more important than to obtain the whole truth too late.

It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.

A man's happiness consists in the free exercise of his highest faculties.

Beauty is the gift of God

In the works of Nature, purpose, not accident, is the main thing.