They ought to be gentle to their friends and dangerous to their enemies.
Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
All wars are fought for the sake of getting money.
A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics.
Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.