Human Laws Made To Direct

Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous. To Be Convinced Of This We Need Only Represent, On The One Hand,the Numberless Benefits Which Result From Vanity, As Industry, The Arts, Fashions, Politeness, And Taste; And On The Other, The Infinite Evils Which Spring From The Pride Of Certain Nations, A Laziness, Poverty, A Total Neglect Of Everything.

There Is No Crueler Tyranny Than That Which Is Perpetuated Under The Shield Of Law And In The Name Of Justice.

It Is Unreasonable ... To Oblige A Man Not To Attempt The Defense Of His Own Life.

...when The Laws Have Ceased To Be Executed, As This Can Only Come From The Corruption Of The Republic, The State Is Already Lost.

Virtue Is Necessary To A Republic.