A Rational Army Would Run Away.

Europe Is A State With Several Provinces

Religious Wars Are Not Caused By The Fact That There Is More Than One Religion, But By The Spirit Of Intolerance... The Spread Of Which Can Only Be Regarded As The Total Eclipse Of Human Reason.

Men In Excess Of Happiness Or Misery Are Equally Inclined To Severity. Witness Conquerors And Monks! It Is Mediocrity Alone, And A Mixture Of Prosperous And Adverse Fortune That Inspire Us With Lenity And Pity.

The Wickedness Of Mankind Makes It Necessary For The Law To Suppose Them Better Than They Really Are.

Each Particular Society Begins To Feel Its Strength, Whence Arises A State Of War Between Different Nations.