Slowness Is Frequently The Cause

If I Knew Something That Would Serve My Country But Would Harm Mankind, I Would Never Reveal It; For I Am A Citizen Of Humanity First And By Necessity, And A Citizen Of France Second, And Only By Accident

Human Laws Made To Direct The Will Ought To Give Precepts, And Not Counsels.

In The State Of Nature... All Men Are Born Equal, But They Cannot Continue In This Equality. Society Makes Them Lose It, And They Recover It Only By The Protection Of The Law.

Virtue Has Needs Of Limits.

I Shall Ever Repeat It, That Mankind Are Governed Not By Extremes, But By Principals Of Moderation.