Persecution In Intellectual Countries Produces A Superficial

To A Great Experience One Thing Is Essential, An Experiencing Nature.

In The Faculty Of Writing Nonsense, Stupidity Is No Match For Genius.

The Great Pleasure Of Life Is Doing For Pleasure Things I Do Not Like To Do.

Royalty Is A Government In Which The Attention Of The Nation Is Concentrated On One Person Doing Interesting Actions. A Republic Is A Government In Which That Attention Is Divided Between Many, Who Are All Doing Uninteresting Actions. Accordingly, So Long As The Human Heart Is Strong And The Human Reason Weak, Royalty Will Be Strong Because It Appeals To Diffused Feeling, And Republics Weak Because They Appeal To The Understanding.

Stupidity Is Nature's Favorite Resource For Preserving Consistency Of Opinion.