Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.

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

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

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

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

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

An injustice to one is a threat made to all