"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets, and steal loaves of bread."

"The English love liberty so much that they are always ready to sacrifice it to their interests."

"A people is not free if it does not know the laws."

"The love of democracy is that of equality."

"It is an error to believe that a state, however small, can be governed by virtue alone. It must be aided by force."