Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

All that time is lost which might be better employed.

The animals you eat are not those who devour others; you do not eat the carnivorous beasts, you take them as your pattern. You only hunger for the sweet and gentle creatures which harm no one, which follow you, serve you, and are devoured by you as the reward of their service.

If there wasn't a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane.

Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common force of all.

Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.