The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.

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

There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.

The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.

The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.