No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards.

In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death, even as an example, if he can be left to live without danger to society.

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and temperance prevents from indulging to excess

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom.

The people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived.