"I have always observed that to succeed in the world, one has to seem a fool, but be wise."

"In a true democracy, the people are sovereign, and the magistrates are only its ministers."

"The political liberty of the subject is a tranquility of mind, arising from the opinion each person has of his safety."

"I call a republic whatever government is guided by general laws."

"The savage peoples of America, who are fond of their liberty, and are passionately attached to their country, will not change their way of life for any other."