The customs of the Jews are base and abominable and owe their persistence to their depravity. Jews are extremely loyal to one another, always ready to show compassion, but towards every other people they feel only hate and enimity. As a race (the Jews are not a race, because they have mingled with the other races to the point that they are only a people, not a race), they are prone to lust; among themselves nothing is unlawful.

Once killing starts, it is difficult to draw the line.

Indeed, the crowning proof of their valour and their strength is that they keep up their superiority without harm to others.

Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.

Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.

A bad peace is even worse than war.

The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes