It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

A rational army would run away.

Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality.

Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.

When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.