Honor Is Unknown In Despotic States.

In Bodies Moved, The Motion Is Received, Increased, Diminished, Or Lost, According To The Relations Of The Quantity Of Matter And Velocity; Each Diversity Is Uniformity, Each Change Is Constancy.

Man Is A Social Animal Formed To Please In Society.

When A Government Lasts A Long While, It Deteriorates By Insensible Degrees. Republics End Through Luxury, Monarchies Through Poverty.

Honor Sets All The Parts Of The Body Politic In Motion, And By Its Very Action Connects Them; Thus Each Individual Advances The Public Good, While He Only Thinks Of Promoting His Own Interest.

Experience Constantly Proves That Every Man Who Has Power Is Impelled To Abuse It; He Goes On Till He Is Pulled Up By Some Limits. Who Would Say It! Virtue Even Has Need Of Limits.