Peace Is A Natural Effect Of Trade.

The Sublimity Of Administration Consists In Knowing The Proper Degree Of Power That Should Be Exerted On Different Occasions.

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

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

There Is As Yet No Liberty If The Power Of Judging Be Not Separated From Legislative Power And The Executrix

Religious Wars Are Not Caused By The Fact That There Is More Than One Religion, But By The Spirit Of Intolerance... The Spread Of Which Can Only Be Regarded As The Total Eclipse Of Human Reason.