"The principle of democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is extinct, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality, and when every citizen wants to be equal to thos…"

"Luxury is therefore absolutely necessary in monarchies; as it is also in despotic states, but not in republics."

"The love of our country is a love of ourselves."

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

"When the body of the people in a republic possess the supreme power, this is called a democracy."