Society Is The Union Of

The Pagan Religion, Which Prohibited Only Some Of The Grosser Crimes, And Which Stopped The Hand But Meddled Not With The Heart, Might Have Crimes That Were Inexplicable.

When A Government Lasts A Long While, It Deteriorates By Insensible Degrees. Republics End Through Luxury, Monarchies Through Poverty.

The Majority Of Men Are More Capable Of Great Actions Than Of Good Ones.

Better It Is To Say That The Government Most Comfortable To Nature Is That Which Best Agrees With The Humor And Disposition Of The People In Whose Favor It Is Established.

When The Savages Of Louisiana Wish To Have Fruit, They Cut The Tree At The Bottom And Gather The Fruit. That Is Exactly A Despotic Government.