A Rational Army Would Run Away.

The Harshest Tyranny Is That Which Acts Under The Protection Of Legality And The Banner Of Justice.

Luxury Ruins Republics; Poverty, Monarchies.

Friendship Is A Contract In Which We Render Small Services In Expectation Of Big Ones.

But Constant Experience Shows Us That Every Man Invested With Power Is Apt To Abuse It, And To Carry His Authority As Far As It Will Go.

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.