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

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

"The history of almost all nations shows that if they have lost their liberty, it has been by the fault of the people, not the prince."

"The climate, the religion, the laws, the maxims of government, the precedents, the morals, and the customs; all these things have a reciprocal influence on one another."

"The history of commerce is that of the communication of people."