Experience Shows That The Frequent Use Of

The Laws Ought To Be So Framed As To Secure The Safety Of Every Citizen As Much As Possible. ... Political Liberty Does Not Consist In The Notion That A Man May Do Whatever He Pleases; Liberty Is The Right To Do Whatsoever The Laws Allow. ... The Equality Of The Citizens Consists In That They Should All Be Subject To The Same Laws.

I Sincerely Want Peace, Not Because I Lack Resources For War, But Because I Hate Bloodshed.

The Most Sure, But At The Same Time The Most Difficult Expedient To Mend The Morals Of The People, Is A Perfect System Of Education.

Experience Shows That The Frequent Use Of Severe Punishment Has Never Rendered A People Better. The Death Of A Criminal Is A Less Effective Means Of Restraining Crimes Than The Permanent Example Of A Man Deprived Of His Liberty During The Whole Of His Life To Make Amends For The Injury He Has Done To The Public.

Power Without A Nation's Confidence Is Nothing.