Very Good Laws May Be Ill Timed.

There Are Three Species Of Government: Republican, Monarchical, And Despotic.

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.

If The Triangles Made A God, They Would Give Him Three Sides.

Political Liberty In A Citizen Is That Tranquillity Of Spirit Which Comes From The Opinion Each One Has Of His Security, And In Order For Him To Have This Liberty The Government Must Be Such That One Citizen Cannot Fear Another Citizen.

Politics Are A Smooth File, Which Cuts Gradually, And Attains Its End By Slow Progression.