"The legislator should follow the spirit of the nation."

"The people's deputies should not be chosen from the general body of the nation; but it is proper that in every considerable place a deputy should be elected by the inhabitants."

"Luxury is therefore absolutely necessary in monarchies; as it is also in despotic states, but not in republics."

"Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to a master such a power over his slave as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune."

"The state of monarchy is the most powerful of all governments."