“Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.”
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States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens.
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.