Society Is The Union Of Men And

Injustice Towards Others Is A Threat To Everybody

Men In Excess Of Happiness Or Misery Are Equally Inclined To Severity. Witness Conquerors And Monks! It Is Mediocrity Alone, And A Mixture Of Prosperous And Adverse Fortune That Inspire Us With Lenity And Pity.

An Injustice To One Is A Threat Made To All

A Nation May Lose Its Liberties In A Day And Not Miss Them In A Century.

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.