"The principle of monarchy is honor."

"The principle of democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is lost, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality, and when every citizen wants to be equal to those w…"

"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice."

"The greatest part of mankind are more capable of a long and tedious application, than of an intense and vigorous exertion."

"The true spirit of equality is not to have any, but to be equal to those whom one has chosen to command."