An Empire Founded By War Has To

The Spirit Of Commerce Is Frugality, Economy, Moderation, Labor, Ponderance, Tranquillity, Order, And Rule. So Long As This Spirit Subsides, The Riches It Produces Have No Bad Effect. The Mischief Is When Excessive Wealth Destroys The Spirit Of Commerce, Then It Is That The Conveniences Of Inequality... Are Felt.

Slowness Is Frequently The Cause Of Much Greater Slowness.

If I Knew Something That Would Serve My Country But Would Harm Mankind, I Would Never Reveal It; For I Am A Citizen Of Humanity First And By Necessity, And A Citizen Of France Second, And Only By Accident

Laws, In Their Most General Signification, Are The Necessary Relations Arising From The Nature Of Things. In This Sense All Beings Have Their Laws: The Deity His Laws, The Material World Its Laws, The Intelligences Superior To Man Their Laws, The Beasts Their Laws, Man His Laws.

It Is Difficult For The United States To Be All Of Equal Power And Extent.