The State Of Slavery Is In Its

At Our Coming Into The World We Contract An Immense Debt To Our Country, Which We Can Never Discharge.

In Republican Governments, Men Are All Equal; Equal They Are Also In Despotic Governments: In The Former, Because They Are Everything; In The Latter, Because They Are Nothing.

As Virtue Is Necessary In A Republic, And Honor In A Monarchy, Fear Is What Is Required In A Despotism. As For Virtue, It Is Not At All Necessary, And Honor Would Be Dangerous There.

Virtue In A Republic Is The Love Of One's Country, That Is The Love Of Equality.

What Cowardice It Is To Be Dismayed By The Happiness Of Others And Devastated By There Good Fortune.