The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.

A love of the republic in a democracy is a love of the democracy, as the latter is that of equality. A love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality. Since every individual ought here to enjoy the same happiness, and the same advantages, they should consequently taste the same pleasures and form the same hopes, which cannot be expected but from a general frugality.

There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.

The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse

At our coming into the world we contract an immense debt to our country, which we can never discharge.

Honor is unknown in despotic states.