"The expense of the institutions for education, therefore, may no doubt afford a revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense, and for rewarding a few of the more eminent teachers."

"The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education."

"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their…"

"The second duty of the sovereign, that of protecting, as far as possible, every member of the society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it, or the duty of establishing an exact…"

"The most sacred laws of justice, therefore, are those which guard the life and person of our neighbour; the next are those which guard his property and possessions; and last of all come those which gu…"