Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions

The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.

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

If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.

It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.

The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.