I shall attempt to prove two things: first, that the actions and dispositions of mankind are the offspring of circumstances and events, and not of any original determination that they bring into the world; and, secondly, that the great stream of our voluntary actions essentially depends, not upon the direct and immediate impulses of sense, but upon the decisions of the understanding.

What can be more clear and sound in explanation, than the love of a parent to his child?

Hereditary wealth is in reality a premium paid to idleness.

If admiration were not generally deemed the exclusive property of the rich, and contempt the constant lackey of poverty, the love of gain would cease to be an universal problem.

It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.