The history of the human race, viewed as a whole may be regarded as the realization of a hidden plan of nature to bring about a political constitution, internally, and for this purpose, also externally perfect, as the only state in which all the capacities implanted by her in mankind
The soul of this man is in his clothes.
Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.
Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress
Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything evil and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.