When A Government Lasts A Long While,

Although Born In A Prosperous Realm, We Did Not Believe That Its Boundaries Should Limit Our Knowledge, And That The Lore Of The East Should Alone Enlighten Us.

That Anyone Who Possesses Power Has A Tendency To Abuse It Is An Eternal Truth. They Tend To Go As Far As The Barriers Will Allow.

Useless Laws Weaken The Necessary Laws.

The Pagan Religion, Which Prohibited Only Some Of The Grosser Crimes, And Which Stopped The Hand But Meddled Not With The Heart, Might Have Crimes That Were Inexplicable.

The False Notion Of Miracles Comes Of Our Vanity, Which Makes Us Believe We Are Important Enough For The Supreme Being To Upset Nature On Our Behalf.