That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.

Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).

In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.

Trade is the best cure for prejudice.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.