A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason.
A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.
By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.
Even God cannot make two times two not make four.
Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.
Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves.
Men rush to arms for slight causes, or no cause at all, and once taken up there is no longer any respect for law, divine or human.
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