The Deterioration Of Every Government Begins With

What Unhappy Beings Men Are! They Constantly Waver Between False Hopes And Silly Fears, And Instead Of Relying On Reason They Create Monsters To Frighten Themselves With, And Phantoms Which Lead Them Astray.

Not To Be Loved Is A Misfortune, But It Is An Insult To Be Loved No Longer.

A Prince Who Loves And Fears Religion Is A Lion Who Stoops To The Hand That Strokes Or To The Voice That Appeases Him. He Who Fears And Hates Religion Is Like The Savage Beast That Growls And Bites The Chain, Which Prevents His Flying On The Passenger. He Who Has No Religion At All Is That Terrible Animal Who Perceives His Liberty Only When He Tears In Pieces, And When He Devours.

Vanity And Pride Of Nations; Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous.

Certain Kinds Of Foolishness Are Such That A Greater Foolishness Would Be Better.