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War Is One Of The Scourges With Which It Has Pleased God To Afflict Men.

A Single Word Has Sometimes Lost Or Won An Empire.

Nothing So Upholds The Laws As The Punishment Of Persons Whose Rank Is As Great As Their Crime.

Carry On Any Enterprise As If All Future Success Depended On It.

Harshness Towards Individuals Who Flout The Laws And Commands Of The State Is For The Public Good; No Greater Crime Against The Public Interest Is Possible Than To Show Leniency To Those Who Violate It.