All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free
All the persecutors declare against each other mortal war, while the philosopher, oppressed by them all, contents himself with pitying them.
The spirit of property doubles a man's strength.
Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts.
Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.
Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.