Peace Is A Natural Effect

To Love To Read Is To Exchange Hours Of Ennui For Hours Of Delight.

We Ought To Be Very Cautious In The Prosecution Of Magic And Heresy. The Attempt To Put Down These Two Crimes May Be Extremely Perilous To Liberty, And May Be The Origin Of A Number Of Petty Acts Of Tyranny If The Legislator Be Not On His Guard; For As Such An Accusation Does Not Bear Directly On The Overt Acts Of A Citizen, But Refers To The Idea We Entertain Of His Character.

The Public Business Must Be Carried On With A Certain Motion, Neither Too Quick Nor Too Slow.

In Every Government There Are Three Sorts Of Power: The Legislative; The Executive In Respect To Things Dependent On The Law Of Nations; And The Executive In Regard To Matters That Depend On The Civil Law.

The Prejudices Of Superstition Are Superior To All Others, And Have The Strongest Influence On The Human Mind.