Mediocrity Is A Hand-rail.

I Shall Ever Repeat It, That Mankind Are Governed Not By Extremes, But By Principals Of Moderation.

It Is Clear That In A Monarchy, Where He Who Commands The Exceution Of The Laws Generally Thinks Himself Above Them, There Is Lessneed Of Virtue Than In A Popular Government, Where The Person Entrusted With The Execution Of The Laws Is Sensible Of His Being Subject To Their Direction.

Liberty Is The Right Of Doing Whatever The Laws Permit.

There Are Only Two Cases In Which War Is Just: First, In Order To Resist The Aggression Of An Enemy, And Second, In Order To Help An Ally Who Has Been Attacked.

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