"To be truly free, we must obey only those laws we have prescribed for ourselves."

"The only good political institutions are those which are capable of making a people change, and of inspiring in them a love of virtue."

"The people's good is the supreme law."

"The bonds of society are formed by the common needs of men, and the common good of all is the end of society."

"It is not good for man to be alone; and I say it is not good for him to be a philosopher."