"The political liberty of the subject is a tranquility of mind, arising from the opinion each person has of his safety."

"I have never heard of anything so insolent as to propose to the English Parliament to give up their liberty by their own consent."

"When the legislative power is more corrupt than the executive, the danger is that laws will be made that are too arbitrary."

"The greatest crimes are those which are prejudicial to the public."

"The Romans, having conquered all the nations of the earth, had no longer any enemies to fight but themselves."