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

"The severity of punishments is more dangerous to liberty than the state of nature itself."

"In a state of nature, indeed, all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality."

"Trade is the profession of a people who have renounced all other professions."

"It is not the people who are naturally corrupted, but the magistrates."