Virtue Is Necessary To A Republic.

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

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.

Trade Is The Best Cure For Prejudice.

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

Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous. To Be Convinced Of This We Need Only Represent, On The One Hand,the Numberless Benefits Which Result From Vanity, As Industry, The Arts, Fashions, Politeness, And Taste; And On The Other, The Infinite Evils Which Spring From The Pride Of Certain Nations, A Laziness, Poverty, A Total Neglect Of Everything.