"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains."

"The greatest revolutions are not those which change empires, but those which change the hearts of men."

"I hate those who are always right and always wrong."

"Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Author of Nature; but everything degenerates in the hands of man."

"If there is any state in the world where a man can enjoy the full exercise of his faculties, it is the one where he is least dependent on others."