Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.