"The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons."

"The art of war is natural."

"The female is also more given to jealousy and more envious, and more apt to bear malice."

"The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both the other classes."

"The citizen in an absolute sense is not defined by any other thing so much as by his participation in the judicial and executive power."