Trade is the best cure for prejudice.

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

The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.

The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.

In republican governments, men are all equal; equal they are also in despotic governments: in the former, because they are everything; in the latter, because they are nothing.

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.

The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite.