" "Les changements ne peuvent être faits que par le prince, ou par le peuple. Mais, là, les princes n'ont garde d'en faire, - Montesquieu

The right of conquest is not a right. A society can be founded only with the consent of its members. If it is destroyed by conquest, the nation becomes free again; it is not a new society, and if the conquerer tries to create one it will be a dictatorship.

Le crime de lèse-majesté n'est autre chose, selon eux, que le crime que le plus faible commet contre le plus fort en lui désobéissant, de quelque manière qu'il lui désobéisse.

Zeal for the advancement of religion is different from a due attachment to it; and that in order to love it and fulfill its behests, it is not necessary to hate and persecute those who are opposed to it.