Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.

The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.

No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.

In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.

As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.