Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order.
The Christian system of religion is an outrage on common sense.
Customs will often outlive the remembrance of their origin.
It is a faculty of the human mind to become what it contemplates, and to act in unison with its object.
Wisdom degenerates in governments as governments increase in age.
They may be all comprehended under three heads - 1st, Superstition; 2d, Power; 3d, the common interests of society, and the common rights of man.