My Country Has Contrived For

Power Always Thinks... That It Is Doing God's Service When It Is Violating All His Laws.

I Do Not Like The Late Resurrection Of The Jesuits. . . . If Ever Any Congregation Of Men Could Merit Eternal Perdition On Earth, And In Hell, According To These Historians, Though, Like Pascal, True Catholics, It Is This Company Of Loyolas.

Government Is Nothing More Than The Combined Force Of Society, Or The United Power Of The Multitude, For The Peace, Order, Safety, Good And Happiness Of The People.

The Essence Of A Free Government Consists In An Effectual Control Of Rivalries.

Individuals Have Conquered Themselves. Nations And Large Bodies Of Men, Never.