Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.
If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers.
The people say what they like and then I do what I like
A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species.
It is the fashion these days to make war, and presumably it will last a while yet.
No government can exist without taxation. The money must necessarily be levied on the people; and the grand art consists of levying so as not to oppress.