Passion Makes Us Feel, But Never See

Laws Undertake To Punish Only Overt Acts.

In Vain Do We Seek Tranquility In The Desert; Temptations Are Always With Us; Our Passions, Represented By The Demons, Never Let Us Alone: Those Monsters Created By The Heart, Those Illusions Produced By The Mind, Those Vain Specters That Are Our Errors And Our Lies Always Appear Before Us To Seduce Us; They Attack Us Even In Our Fasting Or Our Mortifications, In Other Words, In Our Very Strength.

Vanity And Pride Of Nations; Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous.

The Laws Do Not Take Upon Them To Punish Any Other Than Overt Acts.

In The State Of Nature... All Men Are Born Equal, But They Cannot Continue In This Equality. Society Makes Them Lose It, And They Recover It Only By The Protection Of The Law.