There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.

Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.

There is something in animals beside the power of motion. They are not machines; they feel.

Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.