The English Are Busy; They Don't Have

Republics End Through Luxury; Monarchies Through Poverty.

But Constant Experience Shows Us That Every Man Invested With Power Is Apt To Abuse It, And To Carry His Authority As Far As It Will Go.

The Christian Religion Is A Stranger To Mere Despotic Power. The Mildness So Frequently Recommended In The Gospel Is Incompatible With The Despotic Rage.

Oh, How Empty Is Praise When It Reflects Back To Its Origin!

Raillery Is A Mode Of Speaking In Favor Of One's Wit At The Expense Of One's Better Nature.