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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.

As Men Are Affected In All Ages By The Same Passions, The Occasions Which Bring About Great Changes Are Different, But The Causes Are Always The Same.

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

Each Citizen Contributes To The Revenues Of The State A Portion Of His Property In Order That His Tenure Of The Rest May Be Secure.

It Is Unreasonable ... To Oblige A Man Not To Attempt The Defense Of His Own Life.