Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.
Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security.
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property… Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.
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