People In Their Natural State Are Basically

Self-love Is An Instrument Useful But Dangerous; It Often Wounds The Hand Which Makes Use Of It, And Seldom Does Good Without Doing Harm.

General Abstract Truth Is The Most Precious Of All Blessings; Without It, Man Is Blind; It Is The Eye Of Reason.

As Soon As Any Man Says Of The Affairs Of The State "what Does It Matter To Me?" The State May Be Given Up For Lost.

To Endure Is The First Thing That A Child Ought To Learn, And That Which He Will Have The Most Need To Know.

Force Does Not Constitute Right... Obedience Is Due Only To Legitimate Powers.