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

Virtue is necessary to a republic.

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

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.

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.

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

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.