The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange...Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.

They should rule who are able to rule best.

It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.

To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.

To enjoy the things, we ought and to hate the things we ought to have the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

We must as second best...take the least of the evils.

It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way.