Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

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.

Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.

The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.

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.

I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself

When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.