Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

Man is a social animal formed to please in society.

We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.