The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
Slowness is frequently the cause of much greater slowness.
The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
It is unreasonable ... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.