Slowness Is Frequently The Cause Of Much

There Are Three Species Of Government: Republican, Monarchical, And Despotic.

Laws, In Their Most General Signification, Are The Necessary Relations Arising From The Nature Of Things. In This Sense All Beings Have Their Laws: The Deity His Laws, The Material World Its Laws, The Intelligences Superior To Man Their Laws, The Beasts Their Laws, Man His Laws.

A Prince Who Loves And Fears Religion Is A Lion Who Stoops To The Hand That Strokes Or To The Voice That Appeases Him. He Who Fears And Hates Religion Is Like The Savage Beast That Growls And Bites The Chain, Which Prevents His Flying On The Passenger. He Who Has No Religion At All Is That Terrible Animal Who Perceives His Liberty Only When He Tears In Pieces, And When He Devours.

We Ought To Be Very Cautious And Circumspect In The Prosecution Of Magic And Heresy. The Attempt To Put Down These Two Crimes May Be Extremely Perilous To Liberty.

It Is Always The Adventurers Who Do Great Things, Not The Sovereigns Of Great Empires.