"The power of the mighty hath no foundation but in the opinion and belief of the people."

"Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another."

"For where no covenant hath preceded, there hath no right been transferred, and every man has right to every thing; and consequently, no action can be unjust."

"The liberty of a subject lieth therefore only in those things, which in regulating their actions, the sovereign hath praetermitted."

"Ignorance of causes makes men feareful of any power invisible."