There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

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

Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite.

A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.