"The political liberty of the subject is a tranquillity of mind arising from the opinion each person has of his safety. In order to have this liberty, it is requisite the government be so constituted a…"

"The love of reading is an exchange of hours of tedium for hours of delight."

"In a true democracy, the people are sovereign, and the magistrates are only its ministers."

"Luxury is a necessity that is contrary to the general good."

"When the savages of Louisiana are desirous of fruit, they cut the tree to the root, and gather the fruit. This is an emblem of despotic government."