Solemnity Is The Shield Of Idiots

The State Is The Association Of Men, And Not Men Themselves; The Citizen May Perish, And The Man Remain.

But Constant Experience Shows Us That Every Man Invested With Power Is Apt To Abuse It, And To Carry His Authority As Far As It Will Go.

Trade Is The Best Cure For Prejudice.

The Less Luxury There Is In A Republic, The More It Is Perfect.

Thus The Creation, Which Seems An Arbitrary Act, Supposes Laws As Invariable As Those Of The Fatality Of The Atheists. It Would Be Absurd To Say That The Creator Might Govern The World Without Those Rules, Since Without Them It Could Not Subsist.