Harshness Towards Individuals Who Flout The Laws

Reason Must Be The Universal Rule And Guide; All Things Must Be Done According To Reason Without Allowing Oneself To Be Swayed By Emotion.

Bakers Of Bread Rolls And Pastry Cooks Will Not Buy Grain Before Eleven O'clock In Winter And Noon In Summer; Bakers Of Large Loaves Will Not Buy Grain Before Two O'clock. This Will Enable The People Of The Town To Obtain Their Supply First. Bakers Shall Put A Distinctive Trademark On Their Loaves, And Keep Weights And Scales In Their Shops, Under Penalty Of Having Their Licenses Removed.

I Have Never Had Any [enemies] Other Than Those Of The State.

Who Will Be My Equal?

One Must Believe Neither The People Of The Palace, Who Ordinarily Measure The Power Of The King By The Shape Of His Crown, Which, Being Round, Has No End, Nor Those Who, In The Excesses Of An Indiscreet Zeal, Proclaim Themselves Openly As Partisans Of Rome.