Honor Is Unknown In Despotic States.

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

Friendship Is An Arrangement By Which We Undertake To Exchange Small Favors For Big Ones.

It Is Difficult For The United States To Be All Of Equal Power And Extent.

Slowness Is Frequently The Cause Of Much Greater Slowness.

The Tyranny Of A Prince In An Oligarchy Is Not So Dangerous To The Public Welfare As The Apathy Of A Citizen In A Democracy.